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Re:Ancient Phoenician DNA may change the way we see human mi... by douche on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @06:32AM (#11853532)
I suppose that when everyone around is pretty much of the same genetic makeup, you've got to pick different factors to segment your populace. Modern conceptions of race would be profoundly weird to the ancients, I think.

Between all the Greek and Phoenician colonies sprinkled all over the Mediterranean, there was a huge amount of admixture.

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Re:Ancient Phoenician DNA may change the way we see human mi... by danieltillett on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @07:17AM (#11853664)
The past is a really foreign land. We don't know too much how the Phonecians viewed race and culture, but the Romans had a very different view to us. To them the idea that being Roman had something to do with what you looked like rather than what you believed and what paperwork you had would have been crazy. This culture first view did have a downside in the way they viewed and supported slavery.
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