Author: Barnaby Rogerson Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 428
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Essays on the history of Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, and Algeria offer a concise chronicle of the region's politics and life through current times.
Author: Barnaby Rogerson Publisher: Haus Publishing ISBN: 1909961558 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 344
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During years of travelling through North Africa, author Barnaby Rogerson has encountered a handful of stories so complicated that he could not place them into neat, tidy narratives. These are stories of characters who were neither distinctly good nor noticeably bad, neither malicious nor noble. In Search of Ancient North Africa is a journey into the ruins of a landscape to make sense of these stories through the multilayered lives of six individuals. Rogerson digs into the lives of Queen Dido, who was a sacrificial refugee; King Juba II, a prisoner of war who became a compliant tool of the Roman Empire; Septimius Severus, an unpromising provincial who, as its leader, brought his empire to its dazzling apogee; St. Augustine, an intellectual careerist who became a bishop and a saint; Hannibal, the greatest general the world has ever known; and Masinissa, the man who eventually defeated him. Together these six lives, clouded with as much myth as fact, are characters that represent classical North Africa. Among these life stories, we explore ruins and monuments tell of their lives and see the multiple connections that bind the culture of this region with the wider world, particularly the spiritual traditions of the ancient Near East. In Search of Ancient North Africa sheds new light on a time and place at the crossroads of numerous histories and cultures. It offers the first history of ancient North Africa told through the lives of North Africans themselves.
Author: Barnaby Rogerson Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic ISBN: 9780715643068 Category : Africa, North Languages : en Pages : 0
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Updated to cover recent events in Libya and elsewhere in North Africa, this guide to the history and culture of Morocco, Tunisia, Libya and Algeria covers the region from its earliest beginnings to life today. North Africa is surrounded by the Mediterranean, the Atlantic and, to the south, the sands of the Sahara. It has seen waves of invasion, from the Carthaginians to the French in the 20th century. Its peoples have assimilated what suits them and remained aloof to what does not. Onto this complex background, Barnaby Rogerson weaves a cast of memorable characters from Dido to Hannibal and St Augustine, alongside local heroes such as the Berber queen Kahina and the horseback Muslim conqueror Oqba Ibn Nafi'. North Africa includes a chronology of major events, a historical gazetteer cross-referenced to the main text, and historical maps. AUTHOR: Barnaby Rogerson first began to explore North Africa at the age of 16 and regularly conducts lecture tours through the area. He read History at St Andrew's University and has written several books on the area, including the AA Essential Guides. He is the co-owner of Eland Books, which he runs with his wife in North London. He lives in London.
Author: Emily Ward Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781022161405 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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In this book, Emily Ward documents the travels of three explorers through North Africa. She provides vivid descriptions of the landscapes, people, and cultures encountered along the way. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and geography of Africa. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Emily Ward Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780332272696 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 266
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Excerpt from Three Travellers in North Africa Mosaics Christian Remains Inscriptions Martyrs' Tombs - Carthage - Queen Dido - Punic City - Hannibal Roman City - Vandals. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Ethel Davies Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides ISBN: 9781841622873 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 428
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This first guidebook dedicated to the Roman Coast of North Africa--Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya--brings the ruins to life with colorful stories of the characters that lived and died within their walls. It also covers contemporary attractions, appealing to both ruin-seeker and beach-lover alike.
Author: Barnaby Rogerson
Author: Barnaby Rogerson
Author: Barnaby Rogerson
Author: Emily Ward
Author: Emily Ward
Author: Emily Ward
Author: Ethel Davies
Author: THE HON. EMILY WARD
Author: John G. Hall
Author: James Hamilton (traveler)