Book on the Universe

... (to whom the solid right of the Monarchy of the world was granted by Noah) are the Italians, Gauls, Germans, and those who first proceeded from the Gauls. Finally, the Scythians, Medes, Ionians, Spaniards, Muscovites, and Thracians. The Scythians, or Risaei and Togormaei, who are Scythian peoples, are the offspring of the Gauls or Gomerites. From the Ionians came the Aeolians, Cilicians, Cypriots, and Rhodians. Since Ham himself was disinherited by the curse itself, and became nothing in the Republic of the world, there is no reason for us to remember him in the sacred succession. For both what he had in part, and what he had by preoccupation, were acquired by Shem and Japheth, because he was nothing in the Republic. But since all things are to be deduced to the right and possession of the Japhethites, I shall leave them in their places to be handed down in Ptolemy. For although the Cushites are the Ethiopians from Cush, the Mizraim are the Egyptians, the Phutaei are the Mauritanians, and the Canaanites are from Canaan, nevertheless his names must be entirely abolished. Furthermore, from Shem, few traces of names remained in the times of Joseph, because although he was in the first right of the world, as one who was Melchizedek and the supreme Pontiff of nature, nevertheless whatever was in his possession, up to the habitation, was placed under the jurisdiction of Japheth. Arphaxad called the Chaldeans, from whose region Abraham was called into the land of Sur or Syria, which is called Assyria with the Aleph removed. The Elamites are the most famous people of the Persians, from Elam. Aram is the father of the Syrians, whence even to the times of Augustus, when Strabo wrote, they were called Arameans. For he says thus: Armenians, Syrians, and Arabs are closely linked, whether...