Some of the ancient writers' quotes about the identity of Kmt (ancient Egyptians) from 5th century BCE to 1800 AD

-Homer - "Egypt, where many men are dark-skinned." (The Iliad, 8th century BCE)
- Herodotus - "The Egyptians are black with woolly hair." (The Histories, 5th century BCE)
- Aeschylus - "Egypt, mother of the world, mistress of rivers, who art thou? Thy skin is black." (The Suppliants, 5th century BCE)
-Manetho - "The Egyptians were black and curly-haired." (Aegyptiaca, 3rd century BCE)
- Diodorus Siculus - "The Egyptians have black complexions and woolly hair." (The Library of History, 1st century BCE)
- Strabo - "The majority of the Egyptians have black skins." (Geography, 1st century BCE)
- Horace - "Egyptian men are woolly-haired." (Satires, 1st century