Post by archaeologist on Sept 17, 2024 6:59:07 GMT -5
Often in American films, Nubians are portrayed as slaves or as a sort of sidekick to either an Egyptian hero or a Greek or Roman one. Also Numidians are often portrayed as slaves. Funnily enough, you don't see Egyptian slaves as often for example in films about ancient Rome.
Sometimes, however, a Nubian person may have a different role, such as the Nubian king's daughter Tharbis who married Moses.
Tharbis, portrayed by Esther Brown in Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 biblical epic The Ten Commandments
In Verdi´s opera Aida the protagonist is an enslaved daughter of a Nubian king, who becomes the love interest of an Egyptian military commander.
A Swedish film version, from 1987, of Verdi´s opera Aida,
with Margaretha Ridderstedt (who is white) as
the Nubian princess Aida.
Sometimes, however, a Nubian person may have a different role, such as the Nubian king's daughter Tharbis who married Moses.
Tharbis, portrayed by Esther Brown in Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 biblical epic The Ten Commandments
In Verdi´s opera Aida the protagonist is an enslaved daughter of a Nubian king, who becomes the love interest of an Egyptian military commander.
A Swedish film version, from 1987, of Verdi´s opera Aida,
with Margaretha Ridderstedt (who is white) as
the Nubian princess Aida.
