Did the Romans explore deeper into Africa?

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Did the Romans explore deeper into Africa?

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♦Sources :

Researchomnia: ANCIENT TRADE BETWEEN SUB-SAHARAN WEST AFRICA AND THE ROMANSAccessed 4 Feb 2020.
Roman Forays into the Interior of Sub-Saharan Africa: the mysterious landscape of Agisymba by Raffael JoordeAccessed 4 Feb 2020.
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[Knowledgia]

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[tearem]

No, but Julius went deeper into Cleopatra.

[Slayer]

Imagine, living in Rome, center of the most powerful empire at the time, hearing news of far off Africa. Living in the hot Mediterranean knowing of the forests to the north, and maybe the icy realms more north still. Thinking that the bottom of the world is a hot desert wasteland in opposition to the cold north. Then maybe finding that there are vast savannas with massive beasts in just grasslands, yet past that dense, lush jungles full of horror and wonder past that! Must have been exciting, maybe put into perspective the true size of the continent and the world.

[damonr-fkrp]

Rise of Kingdoms commercial ends at 2:40

[andresp]

The Sahara that’s why Rome wouldn’t want to expand further into africa

[miguelmontenegro]

Nero might have been crazy, but he had preety cool ideas like conquering the black sea and Nubia. Imagine if the sahara was not there...

[ilesdunord-noobyoutuber-sx]

I guess Rise of Kingdoms is becoming the new Raid: Shadow Legends. I literally wacthed 10 other history channels (Kings and Generals or Invicta por example) and they were also sponsored by them. But I do love your videos.

[crackpotofantioch]

When he suddenly goes from a well articulated exploration of history to speaking broken English about some random app

[daveharrison]

It must have been absolute hell for the first expedition of Roman soldiers crossing the Sahara Desert.

[TheCiroth]

The last time I was this early, the Byzantine Empire still held Constantinople

[NIDELLANEUM]

Greetings from Italy.
This portions is always so overlooked, and it's strange. There are so many of articles and videos about Rome interacting with Asia, but so few talk about Romans in Africa. Thank you for making this video.

[dean]

Rome wanted full control of the Mediterranean coast. Hence why it only occupied a slither of the north African coastline. It saw no benefit in penetrating deeper into the harsh and arid environment of central Africa. The Roman Empire was already dangerously overextended, struggling to put down rebellions in Britannia, Judea, Gaul and Hispania. Occupying vast swathes of largely infertile desert already inhabited by fiercely independent nomadic tribes would have been counterproductive to the Empire's ambitions.

[rahulkancherla]

The Romans were the first Europeans to become CHADS for finding the holiest body of water is CHAD religion, LakE cHaD

[Jzscrstsprstr]

Lake CHAD, the coolest lake in Africa.

[Lion_Heart_]

Roman coins of bronze, silver and copper have been found in my country of Zimbabwe. A hoard were found in a 21 metre mine shaft near the city of Mutare featuring Antoninas Pius. A silver coin was found in the Ruenya River featuring Emperor Philip's wife, Octacilia Severa. These were likely traded. It is fascinating how much history Africa has.

PS. Arabian, Indian, Portuguese, Chinese, Greco-Scythian coins and goods have also been found.

[scottwhitley]

The Sahara must have been terrifying, imagine walking for months and still not coming to the of the desert

[abacaxi.maldoso]

9:47 A topic for another video? But that is the title. Based on what you showed us the name could be: Roman expeditions deeper in Africa, or Saara adventures by the Romans.

[d.m.collins]

I think you just misspoke there, but Carthage was not founded in 332 BCE. That's when Tyre was sacked by Alexander the Great, but Carthage had become dominant long before that, and was supposedly founded in 814 BCE.

[matseik]

Next video about how far north they got?

[Ammmssk]

make the same but with eastern /northern europe