Re: [tied] Re: The indo european "race"

Hi Siglo,

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:08:55 -0000 "siglo_20th_century"
<siglo_20th_century@...> writes:

> By the way, how can you tell he was mediterranean and darker skinned
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> if the surviving statues have no color any longer?

From the facial features and structure. It would be hard to imagine from
looking at Augustus' sculpture that he would be dark, for example, and
Caesar seems to have more "Mediteranean, darker" features in his facial
appearance, not just color.

-Michael

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> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Michael J Smith
> <lookwhoscross-eyednow@...> wrote:
> > Hi Siglo,
> > Juluis Caesar described as fair? Are you sure you don't mean
> Augustus?
> > From the sculptures we do have Julius looks more like he'd be
> > Mediterranean and darker skinned.
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> > -Michael
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> > On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 00:45:38 -0000 "siglo_20th_century"
> > <siglo_20th_century@...> writes:
> > > Also Sulla is described as being very fair in complexion, as
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> > > Julius Caesar along with the Julian-Claudian dinasty.
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