Garamantes civilization fell with Rome ? | History Forum
WEBThe Garamantes were: a Saharan people of Berber origin who used an elaborate underground irrigation system, and founded a kingdom in the Fezzan area of modern-day Libya, in the Sahara desert. The water resorce, if not the tribe them selves could date back to the time of the Green Sahara...
'I am Ozymandias, King of Kings': The Garamantes: - History Forum
WEBFeb 17, 2013 · Here is more about the Garamantes: "Although settling in their central-Libyan homeland around 1500 BCE, it is only with Herodotus that our written record of the Garamantes begins, when he writes: “Further inland toward the South, in the part of Libya where wild beasts are found, live the Garamantes, who avoid all intercourse with men, possess no weapons of war, and do not know how to ...
Sao, Kanem-Bornu and Garamantes | History Forum
WEBMay 12, 2014 · What connections existed between these civilizations? Garamantes was a Saharan civilization in southwestern Libya that flourished from around 500BC, the Sao civilization reached its apex from the 9th to the 15th centuries just south of Lake Chad near the Chari River, but may date back to the 6th...
Questioning the 'isolation' of West Africa during classical antiquity
WEBJun 4, 2014 · For instance the Tebu of Southern Libya and the Tuareg (a Berber-speaking group) of the same region are seen as the most likely candidates for the Garamantes civilization. Both these groups have historically been linked with both the Sahara and West Africa or so called Subsaharan Africa.
garamantes | History Forum
WEBAug 31, 2021 · garamantes Garama: an ancient civilisation in the Central Sahara If anyone is interested in economic connections of inner Africa and the classical world here is a very informative article.
Did soil erosion cause the decline of ancient Greece?
WEBMay 16, 2014 · The Garamantes civilization with very large towns in what is modern day desert is used extensive irrigation techniques and probably benefited from slightly better climate as well are being studied and more interesting evidence of much greener north Africa even in relatively recent past. Desert Migrations Project ? University of Leicester
Dar Tilchtt: West Africa's stone settlements - History Forum
WEBDec 8, 2012 · Tichitt culture may have also made cultural contributions (e.g., architecture, ceramics) to Garamantian culture, which was then subsequently reconstrued and innovated by Garamantes as these contributions were incorporated into Garamantian culture.
Subsahrian civilizations question | Page 2 | History Forum
WEBJul 2, 2014 · I'm not trying to discount its accompaniment but trying to show you an example; that having grand architecture isn't the only thing that makes a civilization interesting. At least in my opinion. And the bolded is definitely what I am saying when it comes to architecture. In this thread, I...
Lake Tritonis | History Forum
WEBFor those unfamiliar with the location and historical accounts of Lake Tritonis the story begins within the myth cycle of the Argonauts and Jason's quest. Herodotus relates that a storm drives Jason into the channel which leads to Lake Tritonis while nearly a century later Scylax gives more...
Why was Africa so underdeveloped before colonization?
WEBFeb 4, 2019 · We don't know a great deal about West Africa, but there were cultures such as Djenne-Djeno and the Nok which seemed to suggest high cultures or even civilizations. Our knowledge is held up about the Nok because the corruption in Nigeria prevents a lot of archaeological work. The Garamantes was certainly a Saharan civilization.