>>18131695Ancient Romans and Israelites were pale
KING DAVID HAD A RUDDY (WHITE, SUNBURNED) COMPLEXION
And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the LORD said,“Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” 1 Samuel 16:12
And when the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was but a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance. 1 Samuel 17:42
ONLY WHITE PEOPLE BLUSH
O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift my face to you. Ezra 9:6
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks that you desired; and you shall blush for the gardens. Isaiah 1:29
I know that the blush, too, is a habit of this sort, spreading suddenly over the faces of the most dignified men. It is, indeed more prevalent in youth, because of the warmer blood and the sensitive countenance; nevertheless, both seasoned men and aged men are affected by it. Some are most dangerous when they redden, as if they were letting all their sense of shame escape. Sulla, when the blood mantled his cheeks, was in his fiercest mood. Pompey had the most sensitive cast of countenance; he always blushed in the presence of a gathering, and especially at a public assembly. Fabianus also, I remember, reddened when he appeared as a witness before the senate; and his embarrassment became him to a remarkable degree. - Seneca, On the Blush of Modesty
