Aethiopia

region

ancient name for the greater region of Africa

Approximate centre: 33.0830, 5.7762 · Pleiades 334481

Who is recorded here

About the place

Ancient Aethiopia first appears as a geographical term in classical documents in reference to the skin color of the inhabitants of the upper Nile in Sudan, areas south of the Sahara, and less often to certain parts of Asia.

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