short thread on when Romans and Africans from Kush visited each other 🧵 Marble bust of an ambassador from Kush, found at villa Albani (Italy), dated to the Flavian period (69-96AD) Roman visitor’s inscription, found at the Musawwarat al-Sufra temple (Sudan), undated #randomxt
Image from "Griechische und römische Porträts" by Heinrich Brunn and Paul Arndt edited by Friedrich Bruckmann reading in; Pg 131, the Ethiopian in roman art: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Archaeology, Issue 4 Pg 131, The Negro in Greek and Roman Civilization by Grace Maynard Hadley Beardsley image no. 115, Blacks in Antiquity by Frank M. Snowden

ALT Image from "Griechische und römische Porträts" by Heinrich Brunn and Paul Arndt edited by Friedrich Bruckmann reading in; Pg 131, the Ethiopian in roman art: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Archaeology, Issue 4 Pg 131, The Negro in Greek and Roman Civilization by Grace Maynard Hadley Beardsley image no. 115, Blacks in Antiquity by Frank M. Snowden

Image: SMBK inv. no. 9675, Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst Reading; The Christian epigraphy of Egypt and Nubia by Jacques van der Vliet pg 382

ALT Image: SMBK inv. no. 9675, Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst Reading; The Christian epigraphy of Egypt and Nubia by Jacques van der Vliet pg 382

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the ambassador's panther-skin ☝️🏾 was part of Kush's elite costume Several Kushite rulers are depicted wearing panther skin in religious contexts eg Taharqo & Aspelta and the co-regents Natakamani & Amanitore (pg 111-112, 126, 188, 248, The Image of the Ordered World by L. Torok)
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The Latin inscription reads; "Good fortune to the Lady Queen (of Kush) for many years in happiness! Acutus came from the City (Rome) in the month of April, day 15…" this official visit would have occurred sometime after the conclusion war between Kush and Rome in 22-20BC
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icymi 👇🏾 "Africans in Rome and Romans in Africa: population movements between Africa and Europe during Antiquity" patreon.com/posts/75714077
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Replying to @rhaplord
…which explains this building opposite the Temple of Amun in Nag’a, not far from ancient Meroë. I am yet to find information on its design and construction, which clearly incorporates Roman features such as the arches, the style of the capitals and some of the patterning.
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nope, thats the hathor temple, it was built by meroites and no romans were involved, its just unfortunately mislabeled as "roman kiosk" the architectural style is abit ptolemaic and egypto-roman, but its otherwise mostly kushite torok has covered it in this book
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Replying to @rhaplord @sherylunderwood
Dang he looks white😏 boy they hit history smack on with all these movies and making themselves more than they portray. How can you steal four hundred years by Gods Curse?.
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Replying to @rhaplord @aliendna14
Stop avoiding the conversation ..black Romans waged genocidal war and subjected Europe to the culture of monarchist and slave Then black Muslim are the round 2 hiding in Portugal and Spain .dutch and British. You subjected the new world to genocidal conquest. . You are oppression
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