When did Europeans begin to believe that people of African descent belonged to an 'inferior race'

by rastadreadlion

I'm guessing this occurred after the Carthaginians and Egyptian civilizations were dominant, but I don't know when.

rastadreadlion

Pre-Follow-Up Question:

Maybe this will help to get closer to the answer: what is the earliest evidence we have of 'racialist' beliefs being espoused?