Ancient Greece and Africa Share Long History... Africans and Ancient Greeks had long, rich history together often reflected in the depiction of Africa in Ancient Greek art. The first contact between Greeks and Africans was sometime during the Bronze Age. During this time (8th century BC), a poet named Homer established the idea of Africa as a magical, mystical place suitable even for the gods and in classical Greek art. Unknown to many is the fact that the name Ethiopia actually derives from two

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