 "Melanchroes" could denote any colour from bronzed to black and negroes are not the only physical type to show curly hair.These characteristics would certainly be found in many Egs [Egyptians], ancient and modern, but they are at variance with what we should expect amongst the inhabitants of the Caucasus area.Some of the most often quoted historians are Strabo, Diodorus Siculus, and Herodotus.