The most civilized people of Ancient History

[Estro Felino]

They were still quite civilized....just not with your preferred flavor of fairness & compassion.

yes...and this video shows---even if it's a parody---what Romans were really like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ2isMd9hGw

 

[Riverwolf]

They were still quite civilized....just not with your preferred flavor of fairness & compassion.

I was responding to the notion that repression is not a sign of civilization.

 

[Riverwolf]

please...let's be serious. Saying that Greeks, compared to British are not ugly, is an insult. I am absolutely sure that you have Nordic features, that is, fair skin and light eyes.

Fair skin, yes, but my eyes are dark. Far as I can tell, I'm not conventionally attractive at all, and perfectly fine with that.

I have olive skin, dark eyes and a long Greek nose.
so saying that we are not ugly is a cruel game towards a person like me, with whom nature has already been cruel enough

That's your choice to perceive yourself that way.

Sicily was called Magna Graecia because Sicily was practically colonized by Greeks. And in fact almost all Sicilians, especially those who live in ancient Greek colonies, look like Greeks. Me too.
The Greeks brought up culture, but also very ugly genes.
I have this nose: do you think Cleopatra was pretty? she was Greek...

That's not Cleopatra. That's a bust of her face, and may or may not be an accurate representation of her likeness, especially as it eroded away with time. Either way, it's absolutely not ugly. In fact, I understand that she had quite the reputation for being beautiful.

I've seen pictures of Greek people, and frankly, see nothing more or less ugly/pretty than Northfolk.

 

[Avi1001]

I can't do but say: Greeks, Greeks, Greeks.
The most intelligent, the most enlightened, the most refined people of history

What about the Romans and Jews? How do you rank them? Btw, do any of these groups have horns ?

... the Germans used to eat raw meat and live in stinking mud huts.

Do the Germans still do that ? I don't think they live in huts anymore. Now that the Germans dominate the European economy, again, and the French are now the most racist, we are in for an interesting 21st century in Europe.

 

[Estro Felino]

That's not Cleopatra. That's a bust of her face, and may or may not be an accurate representation of her likeness, especially as it eroded away with time. Either way, it's absolutely not ugly. In fact, I understand that she had quite the reputation for being beautiful.

all right, this is not marble. It's real skin. Do you think that nose is sexy?

maria callas

so please...don't tell me you inherited Greek genes. Because you luckily didn't

 

[Flankerl]

the Germans used to eat raw meat and live in stinking mud huts.

Believe it or not but they build houses and actually knew what fire was.

Crazy i know.

 

[roger1440]

What criteria are you using for “civilized”?

 

[Estro Felino]

Do the Germans still do that ? .

this thread is about ancient history. If I had wanted to talk about the most advanced European country, I would have chosen the Economics DIR

 

[Poeticus]

all right, this is not marble. It's real skin. Do you think that nose is sexy?

maria callas

so please...don't tell me you inherited Greek genes. Because you luckily didn't

Maria Callas = gorgeous for eons :beach:. You, on the other hand, are blind. And thus, I shall :ignore:.

 

[MD]

The most attractive women to me are those from Southern Europe, Middle East, North Africa and India.

Maria Callas is gorgeous

 

[Avi1001]

this thread is about ancient history. If I had wanted to talk about the most advanced European country, I would have chosen the Economics DIR

If you decide to do that...please, post respectful questions only.

 

[Smart_Guy]

The Atlantians !

 

[Riverwolf]

all right, this is not marble. It's real skin. Do you think that nose is sexy?

maria callas

so please...don't tell me you inherited Greek genes. Because you luckily didn't

I do have Greek in me, quite a bit, in fact. My name is Greek. And that woman is pretty enough; noses are not a major factor in my perception of outward beauty. I'm proud of all my ancestries.

'Course, I notice you picked a decidedly non-flattering picture of her.

How's this?

Now THAT'S pretty. ^_^

 

[CynthiaCypher]

The Atlantians !

That goes without saying. Them and the Lemurians

 

[Estro Felino]

I do have Greek in me, quite a bit, in fact. My name is Greek. And that woman is pretty enough; noses are not a major factor in my perception of outward beauty. I'm proud of all my ancestries.

Now THAT'S pretty. ^_^

well...my nose is identical to Callas'. And my ex boyfriends really liked me, even if I had that nose.
all right...I am not saying that Greeks are not pretty. I am just saying that they have less chances to be liked. because not everyone like those features

 

[Riverwolf]

well...my nose is identical to Callas'. And my ex boyfriends really liked me, even if I had that nose.
all right...I am not saying that Greeks are not pretty. I am just saying that they have less chances to be liked. because not everyone like those features

Not everyone likes fair skin and light eyes, either. Far as I'm concerned, all noses are the same.

Different strokes for different folks, as it were.

 

[Viker]

What about the Maya, Aztecs, Inca or Olmec?

 

[Gjallarhorn]

Gotta love how these threads always collapse into genealogical ******* contests. Zip up.

 

[Ryujin]

What about the Maya, Aztecs, Inca or Olmec?

Gotta hand it to the Aztecs, Compulsory education, free at the point of delivery was a pretty advanced idea. Might not count as ancient, though...

 

[Smart_Guy]

Wait, is the shape of the nose a deciding factor in civilized-ness?

I'm confused

....noses are not a major factor in my perception of outward beauty...

The nose is the biggest, greatest, most @#$%^-est... etc. factor in my taste of facial beauty, then come other features but not even close to the importance of the nose. That is why I'm attracted to anime girls more

That goes without saying. Them and the Lemurians

Erm, yeah, those too... Good people... They have always been nice to me...