Was Hannibal of Carthage Black
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Topic: Was Hannibal of Carthage Black
Posted By: Surmount
Subject: Was Hannibal of Carthage Black
Date Posted: 11-Aug-2007 at 00:28
| There is so much debate on this issue. Please somebody shed some light on this issue. He was located in what would be modern day Tunisia. But what were the ethnicities of these North African people Thousands of years ago. Please share your knowledge on this issue. |
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Posted By: Praetor
Date Posted: 11-Aug-2007 at 01:56
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He was of Phoenician descent and Phoenician's are VERY closely related
to the modern day Lebanese, besides which "Blacks" were typicaly south
of the sahara, the native Libyans and Numidians would be similar in
appearence to modern day Berbers and Libyans which could be described
as "swarthy" but not "black". Though the Phoenicians did not tend to
mix with the locals certainly not aristocrats like the Barcids. Regards, Praetor. ------------- |
Posted By: Constantine XI
Date Posted: 11-Aug-2007 at 02:09
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Ah this thread again. No, Hannibal was likely East Med. in appearance, with a Semitic culture.
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Posted By: Penelope
Date Posted: 11-Aug-2007 at 03:34
| East Med, meaning "mixed" i presume. |
Posted By: Constantine XI
Date Posted: 11-Aug-2007 at 03:40
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Hannibal was a caucasian most likely with dark hair, eyes and skin. I
would be surprised if he were a mix of negroid, australoid, mongoloid
or other phenotypical categories.
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Posted By: Penelope
Date Posted: 11-Aug-2007 at 03:46
But there is a strong possibility that he Was mixed with "negroid". And none of us can prove otherwise, since none of us ever went out on a date with him.
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Posted By: Knights
Date Posted: 11-Aug-2007 at 03:50
  Really!In my opinion, Hannibal was neither "black" nor "white". I am in agreeance with Constantine and Praetor et al, on the matter. Plus, regardless of his skin colour, he was a damn good general. And Constantine, by "phenotypical" you mean physical characteristics don't you (i.e the visible outcome of a genotype)? ------------- |
Posted By: Praetor
Date Posted: 11-Aug-2007 at 03:54
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There is little possibility of him bieng mixed with "Negroid" as
Negroids did not live North of the Sahara in significant numbers. The
native Africans of modern day Tunisia were not Negroids but as
mentioned before most likely "swarthy" in appearence. Regards, Praetor. ------------- |
Posted By: Constantine XI
Date Posted: 11-Aug-2007 at 03:58
How many Lebanese do you see who look like they are mixed with negroid? There is a weak and distant possibility I think, but not a strong one. Hannibal would likely have been phenotypically similar to your modern day Lebanese. ------------- |
Posted By: Constantine XI
Date Posted: 11-Aug-2007 at 03:59
Spot on, Knights. ------------- |
Posted By: Maharbbal
Date Posted: 11-Aug-2007 at 04:06
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It is not exactly true. Numids were by every accounts fairly dark if not pitch black and they lived in present day Algeria (kind of). That being said, there is no evidence that Hamilcar's ancesters were at least partly numids, it is even fairly unlikely. ------------- I am a free donkey! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 11-Aug-2007 at 04:37
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He might have been dark skinned for all we know, but it is very unlikely he was black.
BTW all these "blackness" questions should be in one thread not the dozen they are in now. A thread in the AE tavern maybe? If not in quarintine. ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 11-Aug-2007 at 10:49
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Quarantine sounds a fine place for such threads.
PS: Hannibal was black, his father was a Black Panther, and he rode on Rome to conquer the "White Devil."
Seriously such threads do not offer any validity nor point of discussion. It's absurd.
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Posted By: Byzantine Emperor
Date Posted: 11-Aug-2007 at 11:01
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There are plenty of threads on Hannibal in which this issue and many others were discussed. Please use the search function and find one of them if you must discuss this.
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