Roman Africa and the Sahara
Roman Africa and the Sahara
This article discusses the urban and rural organisations and economy during the Roman period in North Africa, between the first century BC after the creation of the first African Roman Province and the beginning of the fifth century AD until the Vandal conquest. It notes the interactions, connections, and exchanges that characterised Romans and local populations, particularly in the Sahara, during this period. It examines colonialism and Roman archaeology in North Africa; the Garamantes and local populations; Roman urbanism; Roman economy and trade in the Maghreb and Sahara; and late antiquity in the Maghreb
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Leone, Anna
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Moussa, Farès
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5 September 2013
Leone, Anna
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Moussa, Farès
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Leone, Anna and Moussa, Farès
(2013)
Roman Africa and the Sahara.
In,
Mitchell, Peter and Lane, Paul
(eds.)
The Oxford Handbook of African Archaeology.
Oxford.
Academic Press, .
(doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199569885.013.0053).
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This article discusses the urban and rural organisations and economy during the Roman period in North Africa, between the first century BC after the creation of the first African Roman Province and the beginning of the fifth century AD until the Vandal conquest. It notes the interactions, connections, and exchanges that characterised Romans and local populations, particularly in the Sahara, during this period. It examines colonialism and Roman archaeology in North Africa; the Garamantes and local populations; Roman urbanism; Roman economy and trade in the Maghreb and Sahara; and late antiquity in the Maghreb
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Published date: 5 September 2013
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Anna Leone
Author:
Farès Moussa
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Peter Mitchell
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Paul Lane
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