Leucosyri

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The Leuco-Syrians or literally White Syrians (Ancient Greek: Λευκόσυροι, romanized: Leucosyri or Ancient Greek: Λευκοσύριοι, romanized: Leucosyroi), also known as Syrians (Ancient Greek: Σύριος, romanized: Syrios or Ancient Greek: Ἀσσυρία, romanized: Assyria), and Cappadocians (Ancient Greek: Καππάδοκας, romanized: Kappadokas) were an ancient people in central Anatolia during the period of Classical Antiquity. Whether the White Syrians were a Semitic or Indo-European people, or neither, is unknown.

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