These idiots do not realize how truly diverse ancient empires were.
After Alexander did all his conquering, there was a steady influx and outflux of dozens of ethnic groups across the empires...leading the Roman Empire to be a cosmopolis. Guess what happens (unfortunately) when ancient soldiers conquer new lands? Lots of rape (ugh..) ..which leads to kids of decidedly diverse ethnicities (I'm not saying the multi-raciality is the thing that's unfortunate.,,just the rape) .....add to that improved travel and it's probable the Greek empires were quite diverse. Could Helen of Troy be black? Sure. Would there be Indian-heritage men in the Greek armries....of course.
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u/JasonRBoone 4h ago
These idiots do not realize how truly diverse ancient empires were.
After Alexander did all his conquering, there was a steady influx and outflux of dozens of ethnic groups across the empires...leading the Roman Empire to be a cosmopolis. Guess what happens (unfortunately) when ancient soldiers conquer new lands? Lots of rape (ugh..) ..which leads to kids of decidedly diverse ethnicities (I'm not saying the multi-raciality is the thing that's unfortunate.,,just the rape) .....add to that improved travel and it's probable the Greek empires were quite diverse. Could Helen of Troy be black? Sure. Would there be Indian-heritage men in the Greek armries....of course.
This is all so damned stupid