Herodotus on the Ancient Colchians: Were they black?

Описание: In this video we address and discuss as to whether or not the ancient Colchians that Herodotus described were actually Egyptian or Africans in general?

As many people have debated we discuss the possibility of this ancient people actually being black and why is that controversial?

Dr. Kennedy goes on to discuss the racial motivation behind these questions, how debates surrounding Black Athena contribute to this argument and she points out that the term black was often applied to ancient Africans including the ancient Egyptians and how black peoples in the ancient world were able to live quite well outside of Africa in Antiquity.



Get your Sea Peoples | Late Bronze Age Merch below!

Mugs: https://teespring.com/new-sea-peoples...

Hoodies | Shirts | Tank Tops: https://teespring.com/get-sea-peoples...



Get your Hittite Merch below!

Mugs: https://teespring.com/HittiteEmpireMu...

Shirts | Tank Tops | Hoodies: https://teespring.com/hittite-empire-...



Trojan War Merch Below!

Mugs: https://teespring.com/trojan-war-coff...

Tank Tops | Shirts | Hoodies: https://teespring.com/TrojanWarShirt?...

Doctor Rebecca Futo Kennedy is Associate Professor of Classics, Women's and Gender Studies, and Environmental Studies at Denison University; and the Director of the Denison Museum. Her research focuses on the political, social, and cultural history of Classical Athens, Athenian tragedy, ancient immigration, ancient theories of race and ethnicity, and the reception of those theories in modern race science.


Support Dr. Rebecca Futo Kennedy and her awesome work at all of these great sites!

Academia: https://denison.academia.edu/RebeccaK...

Blog: https://rfkclassics.blogspot.com/

Buy her books: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/ent...

Twitter:   / kataplexis  

Why I teach about race and ethnicity in the classical world (article.)

https://eidolon.pub/why-i-teach-about...

Hittite Coffee Mug: https://teespring.com/HittiteEmpireMug

To support the channel, become a Patron and make history matter!

Patreon:   / the_study_of_antiquity_and_the_middle_ages  

Donate directly to PayPal: https://paypal.me/NickBarksdale

Enjoy history merchandise? Check out affiliate link to SPQR Emporium!
http://spqr-emporium.com?aff=3

*Dislaimer, the link above is an affiliate link which means we will earn a generous commission from your magnificent purchase, just another way to help out the channel!

Join our community!

Facebook Page:
  / thestudyofantiquityandthemiddleages  

Twitter:   / nickbarksdale  

Instagram:   / study_of_antiquity_middle_ages  

Facebook Group:   / 164050034145170