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[QUOTE]Originally posted by the lioness,: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Djehuti: Rough translation: (from Astronomica) Therefore, in various laws and various figures It is arranged races of men, and of its own color Nations are formed, and associated rights are formed by framework and they sign the matter according to a private treaty. Germany's birth through the giants rises, neighboring Gaul is less infected with the scarlet fever, the rougher the solid frame of Spain. Martia, the father of the city of Rome, put on a coat of arms And step by step Venus, mixing well, adjusts the frame, and through the colored and fine nations of Greece he prefers the gymnasium with a strong face and athletics, and Syria betrays the twisted hairs of the ages. The Ethiopians stain the world and depict a race of men steeped in darkness; less toasted are Indians progeny; and the flooded land of the Egyptian Nile darkens bodies more mildly owing to the inundation of its fields now closer and the medium makes a moderate tenor. Phoebus the sandy soil of the Aferorum dry up the peoples, and the name Mauretania it has a mouth and bears its title in its own color. [/QUOTE]I just posted the quote, pages form Astronomica by an expert translator (see second paragraph "For this reason" corresponds to the quote in this post "Therefore"...) Also there is no paragraph gap in the actual writing prior to "The Ethiopian" [QUOTE]Originally posted by Djehuti: I said Manilius was going on the very ancient premise of the Greeks that the peoples of the world are divided into dark and light races, with the Mediterranean Sea serving as the border between them! [/QUOTE]but it doesn't matter which translation you use, yours or mine of the same Manilius quote He does not talk about the peoples of the world being divided into dark and light races. He merely describes the skin tones in various places You are attempting to superimpose a modern two race concept of "black" and "white" even if you try to change the "race" names to "dark races" and "light race" Manilius does not use this two part divide. I recommend people read very slowly, Djehuti's translation and the one I posted (read from 2nd paragraph of top page "For this reason..). You will see nothing in this long poem Astronomica that says there are two races and that they are divided by the Mediterranean [/QB][/QUOTE]
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