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Sub Saharan Africans in Roman army
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It's maybe worth remembering that, to a Roman, Africa meant Tunisia and, at a pinch, northern Libya (think of Septimius Severus, the so-called "African" emperor). On the east side of the continent, they vaguely knew of the existence of Ethiopia (probably actually Sudan) by following the Nile southwards, and if traders had managed to sail down the west coast as far as Senegal, that's about as far as they got (at least, those who returned to tell the tale). Sub-Saharan Africa was terra incognita to the Romans (imho).
posted by Duncan B Campbell
https://ninth-legion.blogspot.com/
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Sub Saharan Africans in Roman army - by richard - 11-11-2013, 12:12 AM
Sub Saharan Africans in Roman army - by Rennie - 11-11-2013, 09:39 PM
Sub Saharan Africans in Roman army - by D B Campbell - 11-11-2013, 10:44 PM
Sub Saharan Africans in Roman army - by Caballo - 11-11-2013, 11:28 PM
Sub Saharan Africans in Roman army - by Epictetus - 11-12-2013, 05:07 AM
Sub Saharan Africans in Roman army - by richard - 11-12-2013, 10:32 AM
Sub Saharan Africans in Roman army - by MD - 11-12-2013, 05:33 PM
Sub Saharan Africans in Roman army - by John1 - 12-05-2013, 04:58 PM
Sub Saharan Africans in Roman army - by John1 - 12-05-2013, 05:52 PM
RE: Sub Saharan Africans in Roman army - by John1 - 10-24-2017, 04:03 PM
RE: Sub Saharan Africans in Roman army - by John1 - 01-16-2019, 08:05 PM
RE: Sub Saharan Africans in Roman army - by John1 - 01-17-2019, 09:50 AM

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