Cleopatra was Macedonian, as were all the Ptolemys.
You could fill a book with what I don’t know. Thanks for the information. As you can tell, I don’t know much about Cleopatra. It was a poor reference to other slavery.
Slaves have been around since one nation conquered another nation and kept the survivors as slaves. Some slavery still exists in various countries today.
Texas has a long history of slavery beginning in the 1600’s through the Civil War. The type and source of slaves varied under each flag over Texas. As agriculture was introduced, it required large amounts of labor. Most slaves were brought to Texas for that purpose.
But not all slaves in Texas were African blacks. There were exceptions. Under the Mexican flag, White European and Hispanic settlers captured in raids were sold and traded as slaves among the Commanche and other Indian tribes in 1840’s Texas. Kind of a reverse slavery situation which Mexico allowed.
So as a white person of Celtic (Irish) descent, might I find the Mexican flag to be offensive because slavery existed in Texas under that flag? Should I demand WalMart* stop selling anything Mexican or Native American because my ancestors MIGHT have been slaves?
Of course not. I’m not an idiot who thinks that history and heritage can be changed by simply banning a flag. Nor do I believe in ostracizing someone because of his/her heritage.