Egyptian forces stationed Ethiopians on Cyprus before 525 BC

Evidence

“The most convincing explanation of Negroid stone figures found in Cyprus is that the sculptures were portraits of Ethiopians in the civil and military service of the Egyptians during Egyptian occupation of the island under Amasis (568-525 B.C.). The sculptures in question were discovered in Ayla Irini and, according to E. Gjerstad, on the basis of style cannot be dated later than 560 B.C.” — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1747

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

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