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[–] c0ck 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Our best estimate is that the Greeks would be a spectrum of hair colours and skin types in antiquity. I don’t think there’s any reason to doubt they were Mediterranean in skin type (lighter than some and darker than other Europeans), with a fair amount of inter-mixing,” says Whitmarsh.

Not only were the historical Greeks unlikely to be uniformly pale-skinned, but their world was also home to ‘Ethiopians’, a vague term for dark-skinned North Africans.

They were called Ethiopians because they were Ethiopian and not Ancient Greek, you slimy fuckstick.

No, the BBC is not blackwashing Troy: Fall of a City

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[–] RogerByam 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

The original Ethiopia was in northern Scandinavia, and that’s to whom they’re referring in the original tales.

There’s an awesome book about this, which I found-out about on Voat. Essentially, that the stories of the Iliad and Odyssey were originally based in Scandinavia and the Baltic.

“The Baltic Origins of Homer’s Epic Tales” by Felice Vinci.

Almost everything he outlines makes sense. I highly recommend it.

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[–] redtoe_skipper 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

That is interesting. ....and I seem to remember, of late, I think it was 2019, a massive skeleton collection was found in the Baltic region signifying a war approximating the size as described in the Ilias. From a geological perspective, it is quite easy to see the contacts with what we now call greek people.

For those who even dare to say Achilles was a Greek ..... the nomer does not appear in Ilias, as a designation of the people from what we now call Greco homelands (Greece, the Islands, Trace and Western Turkey) and when it does mention the word, it is a designation for a very particular and rather insignificant tribe.

Another great book on why Schlieman was wrong, and the geography better suits north western Europe, and Homer being from what is now called Zeeland (province of The Netherlands) is Iman Jacob Wilkens - Where Troy Once Stood.

Also interesting to read an older book written by a Belgian dude called Charles- Joseph de Graeve: La Republique des Champs-Elysées ou Monde Ancien.

I find three arguments quite strong:

1. The language in which the two stories: Iliad and Odyssey have been handed down to us, do not constitute well in mycean.

2. Menelaus runs away sailing from a Southern storm after having left Rhodus and reaches Egypt. In the Med that would be north - south. The storm would blow him North. Mathematically impossible ? No, Homer was wrong. [/s]

3. Troia' s are typical devices and are usually connected with Nordic/ North Sea peoples.

And here is a little note on confusion: Herodotus called Misr Egypt and the river that runs through Misr called Hapi, the Nile.

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[–] Halalpork 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Doesn't the very name refer to "burnt faces" or something? I believe even the Persians went down there and ordered to annihilate them in genocide due to them being naturally born of vice.

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[–] ddtourist 2 points -2 points (+0|-2) ago 

As this article points out: where is the outrage at all the Northern Europeans portraying Greeks? Or do you only care about historical accuracy insofar as it excludes black people?

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[–] c0ck ago 

A Northen European can pass for an Ancient Greek, especially a masculine, bearded male with good acting & combat skills, costume attire, and post-makeup.

An African sub-human orangutan, however, can not. It’d be like choosing an Asian midget. Not believable or even a remotely accurate attempt at portrayal.

Maybe in a comedy or satire. And to be clear, the only reason to ever choose a nigger is to insult + subvert the true nation’s historical achievements and heritage.

Same reason why they wouldn’t choose a white person to play Nelson Mandela. Only if they ever did, niggers would be so butthurt there’d probably be chimpouts, riots, and murders over the movie’s release. Something civilized Whites would never do.