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Gamers, it's time we tackle a most elusive question...what did the Ancient Romans think about Egypt? That is, it WOULD be elusive! Unfortunately, it turns out that accomplished academics (nerds) have tackled this question and investigated it thoroughly. As baby birds to their mother, the time has come for you to open your mouths and swallow my chewed-up regurgitation of the intelligentsia! Do not resist.
[00:00] Introduction
[06:00] What is an Egyptian?
[14:05] The Good
[27:08] The Bad
Here are a few of the sources I mentioned. Please note that the Amazon links are not affiliate links, so, I won't get paid.
The Invention of Racism in Classical Antiquity: amazon.com/Invention-Racism-Classical-Antiquity/dp/0691125988
Rome: An Empire of Many Nations: amazon.com/Rome-Perspectives-Diversity-Cultural-Identity/dp/1108479456
Greek and Roman Tourists in Egypt by J. Grafton Milne: jstor.org/stable/3853739
Souvenirs and the Experience of Empire in Ancient Rome by Maggie Popkin: amazon.com/Souvenirs-Experience-Empire-Ancient-Rome/dp/131651756X
The Mystery of Memnon by G.W. Bowersock: jstor.org/stable/24519343
Aqueducts of Rome by Sextus Julius Frontinus: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Frontinus/De_Aquis/Bennett/1*.html
Dio Chrysostom's Lecture to Alexandrians: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Dio_Chrysostom/Discourses/32*.html
Juvenal's Fifteenth Satire: poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/JuvenalSatires15.php
Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code DJPEACH at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: incogni.com/djpeach
Gamers, it's time we tackle a most elusive question...what did the Ancient Romans think about Egypt? That is, it WOULD be elusive! Unfortunately, it turns out that accomplished academics (nerds) have tackled this question and investigated it thoroughly. As baby birds to their mother, the time has come for you to open your mouths and swallow my chewed-up regurgitation of the intelligentsia! Do not resist.
[00:00] Introduction
[06:00] What is an Egyptian?
[14:05] The Good
[27:08] The Bad
Here are a few of the sources I mentioned. Please note that the Amazon links are not affiliate links, so, I won't get paid.
The Invention of Racism in Classical Antiquity: amazon.com/Invention-Racism-Classical-Antiquity/dp/0691125988
Rome: An Empire of Many Nations: amazon.com/Rome-Perspectives-Diversity-Cultural-Identity/dp/1108479456
Greek and Roman Tourists in Egypt by J. Grafton Milne: jstor.org/stable/3853739
Souvenirs and the Experience of Empire in Ancient Rome by Maggie Popkin: amazon.com/Souvenirs-Experience-Empire-Ancient-Rome/dp/131651756X
The Mystery of Memnon by G.W. Bowersock: jstor.org/stable/24519343
Aqueducts of Rome by Sextus Julius Frontinus: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Frontinus/De_Aquis/Bennett/1*.html
Dio Chrysostom's Lecture to Alexandrians: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Dio_Chrysostom/Discourses/32*.html
Juvenal's Fifteenth Satire: poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/JuvenalSatires15.php
