Original Ancient Greek Texts Definitely Described The Ancient Egyptians As Black

In this video we look at how modern scholars have tried to mislead people when translating the words of the ancient Greek and Roman writers who described the ancient Egyptians.

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- The King’s Monologue Channel:
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Some YouTube Videos worth checking out!

- Mr.Imhotep’s video on the Kemite’s crowns:
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- My video on Ancient Greek descriptions of the Kemites:
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- The Study of Antiquity and Middle Ages video on the Colchians with Dr. Rebecca:
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My Sources

*THE BOOKS

- The Histories, by Herodotus: Book 2 sections 22, 32, 57, 104
Link for English translation and Original Greek text: https://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/hh/index.htm

Link to George Rawlinson’s translation: https://files.romanroadsstatic.com/materials/herodotus.pdf

The Histories by Herodotus – Translation by Andrea L. Purvis

- The Libraries, by Diodorus Siculis: Book III, Chap. 8
Link for English translation: https://www.theoi.com/Text/DiodorusSiculus5C.html

Link for Original Greek text: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.8

- The Loves of Clitophon and Leucippe, by Achilles Tatius: Book III
Link for English translation and Original Greek text: https://archive.org/details/achillestatius00achi/page/154/mode/2up?view=theater

- The Physiognomics, by Pseudo Aristotle: page 126
Link for English translation and Original Greek text: https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L307.pdf

- The Ship or The Wishes, by Lucian of Samosata
Link for English translation: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/47242/47242-h/47242-h.htm

Link for Original Greek text: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg065.perseus-grc1:1

- Aethiopica, by Heliodorus: Book X, The Adventures of Theagenes and Chariclea
Link for English translation: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55406/55406-h/55406-h.htm#FNanchor_16_221

Link for Original Greek text:

(On Egyptians Brigands) https://archive.org/details/theaethiopicaheliodorusgreengok/page/n55/mode/2up

(On Meroebus)

http://www.poesialatina.it/_ns/Greek/testi/Heliodorus/Aethiopica10.html

- The Suppliant Maidens, by Aeschylus: sections 710, 741
Link for English translation: https://wisdomhomeschooling.com/images/courses/humansociety/reading23thesuppliantmaidensbyaeschylus.pdf

Link for Original Greek text: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:734

- The Roman Histories, by Ammianus Marcellinus: Book XXII Chap. 16, section 24 & Book XVI Chap. 9, section 11
Link for English translation: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2007.01.0082%3Abook%3D22%3Achapter%3D16%3Asection%3D23

Link for Original Greek text: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:latinLit:stoa0023.stoa001.perseus-lat1:26.9.11

*THE LEXICONS AND DICTIONARIES

- Perseus: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/ (For both Latin and ancient Greek)
- Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias: https://morphological_el.en-academic.com/ (for ancient Greek only)
- Wiktionary: http://www.wikipedia.com (For both Latin and ancient Greek)


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