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Ethiopians: Philo of Alexandria on the supposed lowness of Ethiopians and self-control of Assyrians (early first century CE)
Ancient author: Philo of Alexandria (early first century CE), Allegorical Interpretation 1.63-70 and 2.65-67 (link). Comments: In these allegorical or symbolic interpretations of the Adam and Eve narratives in Genesis, the Judean Philo of Alexandria makes the assumption that Ethiopia (and therefore Ethiopians) represents cowardice whereas Assyrians represent self-control. He then returns to Ethiopians in […]
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