Hannibal's Racial Background...

Nur - Ab - Sal

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People have you ever played "Fate of Atlantis"? There was a
mysterious guy named Nur-Ab-Sal (Atlantean King who was a spiritual guide of Sophia Hapgood) so I took his name becouse I didn't want to have another Indy-like name.
 

bob

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Nur - Ab - Sal said:
Yeah and Jesus Christ was an aryan...

There are always people who think in a racial way.In the end of 19th. Century german scientist were saying that
people who doubtlessly were Jews or other Semites were
in fact germanic Aryans (Jesus Christ is the most well known example). Today western-educated Africans go the same way and try to steal the heritage of the other race
(semitic) which have nothing common with you.To me saying that Hannibal was black is the same racist **** as saying that Jesus was an aryan.To me that is nonsense becouse:
Africa only in its southern part is a black continent.
Its northern part was always habited by members by various mediteranean races -Jews and Arabs today are direct descendants of these races.If today Marocco or Tunisia are white and have nothing common with blacks,
3000 years ago it was the same way.Phoenicians were white Semites, habitants of the mediteranean shores and they were colonizing North Africa habited by Berbers and other
non-black tribes.All North Africa WAS and IS a zone of
non-black semitic race which mingled with other non-black
mediterranean races.Blacks were living beyond Sahara in their own world and this is idiotic that you are trying so
hopelessly to link yourself with us.Better explore your
own kingdoms and history of the black land, messing with
others people heritage will not make any good to you.Beside
if Romans would saw that Hannibal - which they hated so much is a black man, their writers would inform us about it becouse, they informed us about variety of things from his life.Hannibal was a son of traditional semitic-phoenician family and it is possibly that they were mixed with local berbers or other peoples but not with distant
tribes of the Black Africa.

I see where you are coming from on this to a certain extent, i think you may have put it in the wrong way though.
I disagree with you on several points though:
1. Black Africans played a role in ancient egypt it is believed that some Pharoahs may have been black but interestingly because of the culture colour was not such a large issue for them. Africa is not only in its southern part a black continent it is far more complex than this.
2. There have been a lot of movement of peoples in the last 2500 years, simply because in Northern Africa most people are more lightly coloured does not mean that it has always been so; remember the Arabs turned up in the 8th century. While it is likely that the ethnic mix was similar then it does not rule out the possibility that there were black african groups that have been swamped much like the native British in England by the Saxons.
3. Hannibal could have been black or not but that does not take away the fact that he was an African.
4. There are actually very sparse liteary sources for the Punic wars and it is conceivable that this could be missed in the mists of history.

While i personally doubt very much that he was black it is possible that he was so and not worth dismissing out of hand in such hysterical language.
 

Hannibal

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There are always people who think in a racial way.In the end of 19th. Century german scientist were saying that
people who doubtlessly were Jews or other Semites were
in fact germanic Aryans (Jesus Christ is the most well known example). Today western-educated Africans go the same way and try to steal the heritage of the other race
(semitic) which have nothing common with you.To me saying that Hannibal was black is the same racist **** as saying that Jesus was an aryan.To me that is nonsense becouse:
Africa only in its southern part is a black continent.
Its northern part was always habited by members by various mediteranean races -Jews and Arabs today are direct descendants of these races.If today Marocco or Tunisia are white and have nothing common with blacks,
3000 years ago it was the same way.Phoenicians were white Semites, habitants of the mediteranean shores and they were colonizing North Africa habited by Berbers and other
non-black tribes.All North Africa WAS and IS a zone of
non-black semitic race which mingled with other non-black
mediterranean races.Blacks were living beyond Sahara in their own world and this is idiotic that you are trying so
hopelessly to link yourself with us.Better explore your
own kingdoms and history of the black land, messing with
others people heritage will not make any good to you.

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Racism has so permeated this world that often we don't know how poisoned we are with it. We point it out in others (so we think) while we are dripping its venom from our own mouths.

Africa, in its history, (before the Greek invasions) was totally black....and so was India. Jews and Arabs did not enter en-masse until the 7th century A.D.

North Africa was ruled by the Egyptians and the Olmecs (ancestors to the so-called Berbers or Amazigh). To see what they looked like look at any Olmec statue, the Sphinks, or better yet, pictures drawn by the ancient Egyptians themselves (they have dark skin, wear afros, and look like the average NBA team).

Stop kidding yourself about stealing heritages, its not blacks that are doing the stealing.

And Hannibal undoubtedly was either fully black or had black blood. So unless we want to start calling most Black Americans white, since they are mixed with white blood, we must call Hannibal a Black African.
 

Nur - Ab - Sal

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Hannibal said:
Africa, in its history, (before the Greek invasions) was totally black....and so was India. Jews and Arabs did not enter en-masse until the 7th century A.D.

North Africa was ruled by the Egyptians and the Olmecs (ancestors to the so-called Berbers or Amazigh). To see what they looked like look at any Olmec statue, the Sphinks, or better yet, pictures drawn by the ancient Egyptians themselves (they have dark skin, wear afros, and look like the average NBA team).
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Man you are completely illiterate! Olmecs have nothing common with Berbers and they aren't their ancestors.They lived in Mesoamerica and never contacted with other continents. Maybe you should read some books about it
There weren't any black tribes in North Africa. All mediterranean region was always inhabited by mediterranean races which have nothing common both with nordics and blacks. Read yourself scientific literature-present research on genetic material proved that mediterranean was ALWAYS inhabited by separate races. It is obvious that you are an american, becouse only you can be so bad educated and use so fantasy-like arguments. You live in a world of your own imagination-if you want to discuss, first EDUCATE YOURSELF and don't screw that egyptians had afros and look like NBA becouse I am studying ancient history and I know egyptian art-they really don't look like afroamerican antisemites.

And one more thing: could you tell me what word "Amazigh" means?
 

bob

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Hannibal said:


Africa, in its history, (before the Greek invasions) was totally black....and so was India. Jews and Arabs did not enter en-masse until the 7th century A.D.

North Africa was ruled by the Egyptians and the Olmecs (ancestors to the so-called Berbers or Amazigh). To see what they looked like look at any Olmec statue, the Sphinks, or better yet, pictures drawn by the ancient Egyptians themselves (they have dark skin, wear afros, and look like the average NBA team).

Stop kidding yourself about stealing heritages, its not blacks that are doing the stealing.

And Hannibal undoubtedly was either fully black or had black blood. So unless we want to start calling most Black Americans white, since they are mixed with white blood, we must call Hannibal a Black African.

Talk about one extreme to the other!
Black India?
Erm the Olmecs were in central america not africa.
I contest that Africa was totally black, just look at any Egyptian wall painting.
An average NBA team! i have nothing to say
 

Hannibal

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Let me get this right, I am uneducated and illiterate but you debate about the origins of Egyptians, Olmecs, and Berbers but do not know the word "Amazigh"...AND ARE TOO IGNORANTLY LAZY TO LOOK IT UP!

When you look it up, also look up the "Mande" language which the Olmecs, Original Berbers, and "Mandingo" people of Africa all used. The Olmecs came from Africa to America and were the founders of the Mayan Culture. That is why Mayans had Pyramids and Egyptians did too. Did you think it was just coincidence??

You can then go back and look at Olmec statues, the Sphinx, and "Ancient Egyptian" self portraits (not those after Greek Invasions). Then come back and apologise to me.
 

bob

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Hannibal said:


When you look it up, also look up the "Mande" language which the Olmecs, Original Berbers, and "Mandingo" people of Africa all used. The Olmecs came from Africa to America and were the founders of the Mayan Culture. That is why Mayans had Pyramids and Egyptians did too. Did you think it was just coincidence??


There is no evidence that the Olmecs were Africans, they fit into South American history there is no proven African link, this whole arguement is based on those heads which i believe has already been explained.
I have a few problems with you claiming that there is a link with the pyramids:
1. I may be wrong but the Olmecs didnt build pyramids
2. There are thousands of years seperating Mayan and Egyptian pyramids.
3. They serve completely different purposes.
4. IF the Olmecs were from Africa then they probably were not Egyptians, are you saying that all African civilisations carry around the blueprints for pyramids with them. And how exactly did so many Africans travel? and pass on their knowledge without leaving any genetic evidence/ where are the black native South Americans?
5. The real reason why there are similarities is because a pyramid is a convenient shape for a monument for cultures without advanced knowledge of masonry, and certain types of maths (i.e. the Egyptians couldnt build arches for instance because of this)
 

Hannibal

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I appreciate your argument Bob; at least you are basing it on what you believe is correct science and not racism. However, the Olmecs left writing in America and traces of their spoken language still survive in the Mayan language. Modern linguistic studies show that it was closely related to the "Mande" language of Africa (the Mandingo language). This language was the language of the original Berbers (who call themselves Amazigh, the Romans called them Berbers or "barbarians") and its roots can still be found in their language.

In addition to the language, skeletal remains of African people have been found in Olmec sites as well as in other ancient America sites. The native Americans even told the Conquistadors that they knew of Black people. And added to all the above, you cannot dispute the statues are of Black Africans. Its just racism to attempt otherwise. If they were statues of caucasians there would be no debate and we would be saying that vikings or semites birthed the Mayan civilization.

If your hypothesis concerning pyramids are true, then why are they not found in other societies...China, or Europe. But they are very common throughout Africa...north and south.

No, it is sad to say that racism has stolen the history of Africa which, along with India, created the oldest civilizations of the world and had a trading empire from the old world to the new, thousands of years before Greek civilization flourished.
 

Hannibal

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Talk about one extreme to the other!
Black India?

Yes Bob, ancient India was undoubtedly populated by people as black as tar. The Dravidians. No, they did not look like Africans and they were not Africans; but we were talking skin color weren't we? They were Black.

But back to the original point; Hannibal was probably as black as anyone from the Sudan or Ethiopia.
 

bob

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Hannibal said:
I appreciate your argument Bob; at least you are basing it on what you believe is correct science and not racism. However, the Olmecs left writing in America and traces of their spoken language still survive in the Mayan language. Modern linguistic studies show that it was closely related to the "Mande" language of Africa (the Mandingo language). This language was the language of the original Berbers (who call themselves Amazigh, the Romans called them Berbers or "barbarians") and its roots can still be found in their language.

In addition to the language, skeletal remains of African people have been found in Olmec sites as well as in other ancient America sites. The native Americans even told the Conquistadors that they knew of Black people. And added to all the above, you cannot dispute the statues are of Black Africans. Its just racism to attempt otherwise. If they were statues of caucasians there would be no debate and we would be saying that vikings or semites birthed the Mayan civilization.

If your hypothesis concerning pyramids are true, then why are they not found in other societies...China, or Europe. But they are very common throughout Africa...north and south.

No, it is sad to say that racism has stolen the history of Africa which, along with India, created the oldest civilizations of the world and had a trading empire from the old world to the new, thousands of years before Greek civilization flourished.

Thanks for responding to my points

I cannot claim that i have any great expertise on this subject....

But where are the Pyramids in South Africa, and west Africa for that matter where the migrants would logically be embarking for America the only pyramids i know of are in Egypt and Nubia.

- About the natives telling the conquistadors about black people... well this is thousands of years after the event, (how many Africans actually migrated btw) and also the Aztecs seemed to have a folk memory of white people...
This just shows how unreliable memory is particularly when it is manipulated by people looking for something in particular.

- However the fact that NO authority in any book i have ever read on history or archaeology seems to mention your claims.

- It is an extraordinary claim to make that a huge group of
people (including architects,engineers,priests,warriors etc) crossed the Atlantic ocean and not only survived but created a great civilisation and to prove that requires extraordinary evidence for me to be convinced like that (i.e. contempory written records/inscriptions, similarities in burial practice, African artifacts in the Americas, farming methods) rather than just those Olmec heads!

The thing that i really find unpalatable about this otherwise enjoyable debate, is your slinging of the racism card; let us turn this on its head aren't we being prejadiced against the native people of the Americas in assuming that a great civilisation cannot emerge from the indigenous people.

Do you have any reputable evidence to support your claims (links), excavation reports, articles and can you explain why apart from racism this is not accepted?
 

Strider

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You both state very logical points. Myself I do not believe the two civilizations could posably have made comunication at that point in time. But you never know, maybe a legendary place known as "Atlantis" :) made it possible.
 

Pilot

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Two points. One is that China does have pyramids, they were found fairly recently. Two, the Romans referred to anyone who was not Roman or Greek as barbarians. It wasn't just a term applied to the Berbers.
 
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