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by AthenaofEarth
Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:18 am
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Why is Cleitus called Black?
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Re: Why is Cleitus called Black?

"Cleitus The Black" could most likely have been called 'black' because he was of African origin.

Ancient Greece was not unfamiliar with early migrant populations from Libya, Ethiopia and Egypt.