> > The evidence is that Greeks and Romans were certainly dark.
> Interesting - I didn't know that. What is this evidence?
One source of evidence is their own descriptions of themselves in writing,
eg:
nigris oculis nigroque capello
Other literary evidence includes their reactions to people of different skin
colouring.
Some evidence comes from Athenian vases, where a distinction is clearly made
between the darker coloration given to people with negroid features and
Egyptian names (eg "Amasis" on a pot of Exekias - and yes, I know it's black
figure, but the difference in coloration is clear - check it out). We can
pick up the same idea in the OT, where someone says "I am dark, but comely"
(now changed due to PC to "I am dark and comely").
It's an interesting topic and deserves a more thoughtful response than
this - but time presses.
Peter