>The Thracians are the most powerful people in the world, except, of course, the Indians;
>the most powerful people in the world, except, of course, the Indians;
>the Indian
??????
>>1262291
How could they know about the New World?
>>1262291
>powerful
What translation are you reading. Pretty sure he says populous.
He's wrong either way, the most powerful people on earth are the Filipinos.
>>1262346
>Thracians
>Populous
were they?
>>1262291
Keep in mind that India was rarely visited, rarely fought against, very far away, fabulously luxurious, and stumped even Alexander the Great. Even in the translation with powerful, it makes sense that it would spook the Hellenes.
