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The Roman Empire reached many distant places, from China, to Norway, to the Canary Islands. But how deeply did they journey in Sub-Saharan Africa?
SOURCES:
Contacts Between West Africa and Roman North Africa: Archaeometallurgical Results from Kissi, Northeastern Burkina Faso, Fenn et al
The Cambridge History of Africa vol II, Donnelly Fage et al
Natural History, Pliny
Roman History, Cassius Dio
The Roman Empire reached many distant places, from China, to Norway, to the Canary Islands. But how deeply did they journey in Sub-Saharan Africa?
SOURCES:
Contacts Between West Africa and Roman North Africa: Archaeometallurgical Results from Kissi, Northeastern Burkina Faso, Fenn et al
The Cambridge History of Africa vol II, Donnelly Fage et al
Natural History, Pliny
Roman History, Cassius Dio
