Africa – Mauritania
Africans at Hadrian’s Wall
Hadrian’s Wall, named after Roman Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD), was built between 122 and 128 AD as the frontier fortification...
Mali Empire (ca. 1200-1545 )
The Mali Empire was the second of three West African empires to emerge in the vast savanna grasslands located between...
Ghana (ca. 750-1076)
Located in the Western region of Africa, Ancient Ghana occupied an area that includes the present-day nations of Mauritania and...
Mansa Musa (1280-1337)
Mansa Musa, fourteenth century emperor of the Mali Empire, is the medieval African ruler most known to the world outside...
Africa and Africans in the Imagination of Renaissance Italians (1450-1630)
Many Europeans have long exhibited a fascination with the African continent. However their knowledge of Africa was often incorrect or...
