The partition of Africa . Liwae Mont Terra Lacognita *BecriituaM. cognita AFRICA according to AL TDRISI 1154. ?fvrvs Nili. THE AFRICA OF THE ANCIENTS 19 knowledge of the world generally, and of Africa inparticular, had advanced considerably ; in the case ofAfrica, however, mainly along the coasts, and up theNile. Let us recall the fact that in the meantime Egyptian,Carthaginian, and Greek in Africa had all becomesubject to Roman sway. The world had grown, andcivilisation had extended, and with it, no doubt, tradehad expanded. Along the Mediterranean and RedSea coasts of Africa

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The partition of Africa . Liwae Mont Terra Lacognita *BecriituaM. cognita AFRICA according to AL TDRISI 1154. ?fvrvs Nili. THE AFRICA OF THE ANCIENTS 19 knowledge of the world generally, and of Africa inparticular, had advanced considerably ; in the case ofAfrica, however, mainly along the coasts, and up theNile. Let us recall the fact that in the meantime Egyptian,Carthaginian, and Greek in Africa had all becomesubject to Roman sway. The world had grown, andcivilisation had extended, and with it, no doubt, tradehad expanded. Along the Mediterranean and RedSea coasts of Africa and down by the shores of theIndian Ocean traders and navigators were busy; butthe old settlements down the west coast seem to havebeen abandoned. On the north we have no record ofany expeditions across the Sahara. While there wasconstant fighting between native princes and Romantroops, and border warfare frequently enough, effectiveoccupation, except at certain points, hardly extendedbeyond the coast region, and the lower slopes of theAtlas westwards. We do read of an expedition in the reign of Nero Nile ex- ploratio

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