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The Garamantes: Saharan Empire of the Camel
Before the camel caravans of the Islamic era, a mysterious people called the Garamantes built a desert empire in the Fezzan region of modern Libya. Using a vast network of underground irrigation channels known as foggara, they farmed oases and controlled a trade network connecting sub-Saharan Africa to the Mediterranean. This episode follows the rise of the Garamantes from their capital Garama, their wars with the Roman Empire, and their eventual disappearance. We explore Herodotus' account of their four-horse chariots, the Roman general Cornelius Balbus' triumph over them in 19…
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