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Black Achilles - The Greeks didn’t have modern ideas of race. Did they see themselves as white, black – or as something else altogether?

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Tags: linguistics, anthropology, genetics, ethnicity, ancient greece, achilles, homer, race, essays, author.tim whitmarsh, source.aeon, long read
https://aeon.co/essays/when-homer-envisioned-achilles-did-he-see-a-black-man

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Title
When Homer envisioned Achilles, did he see a black man? - Tim Whitmarsh | Aeon Essays
Published
May 9 2018
Word count
3357 words