There is a reason why we use Arab Number
Yes, I knew you will came up with that gem. Care to name another? To be precise it was invented in India, shaped in Bagdad and polished in Syria. So we have an Indo-Persian-Arab kebab. The question is so what? Chinese invented crossbows and three-decker long distance ships long before Europe - so what?
Equal biologically or equal under law?
According to what metrics? Who is gonna judge it?
If you put it like that Asians have on average a higher IQ than whites. IF you're in your 70' you should just looking for a suitable coffin rather then talking some crap in here. All people hence all races are equal because all answer to God for their deeds.
Some of Rome's wealthiest provinves were in Africa and the ME.
That is another fallacy. The North Africa is and was a part of the Mediterranean area that included southern Europe. We are talking about Africa proper where black people dwelled for centuries and created only two/ yes two for all their history civilizations/cities not without influence of other civilization and races.
Nowadays some balcks in the USA pathetically claim the ancient Egypt for their own.