1. The Physical Characteristics of Ethiopians--the Textual Evidence

Appendix: Names of Ethiopians in the Greco-Roman World

2. The Physical Characteristics of Ethiopians--the Archaeological Evidence

Illustrations

3. Greco-Roman Acquaintance with African Ethiopians

4. Greek Encounters with Ethiopian Warriors

5. Roman Encounters with Ethiopian Warriors

6. Ethiopians in Classical Mythology

7. Ethiopians in the Theater and Amphitheater

8. Greco-Roman Attitude toward Ethiopians--Theory and Practice

9. Early Christian Attitude toward Ethiopians--Creed and Conversion

Blacks in a White Society--a Summation



Illustrations

Notes

Indexes

Frank M. Snowden Jr., is Professor of Classics, Howard University.

Read More by Frank M. Snowden:

• Before Color Prejudice: The Ancient View of Blacks
• The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume I, From the Pharaohs to the Fall of the Roman Empire