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[โ€“] LwL@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Thanks, now I know a little more about ancient greek demographics! Well it still seems to be mainly about greeks in africa, but some exchange both ways seems inevitable when it's that prominent.

[โ€“] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It goes both ways. Ultimately, it's that the Greeks (and Romans) were obsessed with Egypt, and Egypt was in direct and lasting contact with the Nubians (modern Sudan) and parts of modern Ethiopia because they were farther up the Nile.