Lost Kingdoms of Africa

  • : 2010
  • : 8
  • : 1
  • BBC Four
  • 21
  • Documentary

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Nubia
Episode overview
05, 2010
The first episode looks at Nubia, in what is now northern Sudan, a kingdom that dominated a vast area of the eastern Sahara for thousands of years. Its people were described as .. show full overview
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Ethiopia
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12, 2010
When Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed by the Ethiopian military in 1974, an ancient kingdom came to an end. According to tradition, the imperial dynasty stretched back virtually .. show full overview
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Great Zimbabwe
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19, 2010
In 1871, European explorers stumbled across an astonishing ruined city, deep in the African interior. Great Zimbabwe has been a source of fascination and controversy ever since, a symbol .. show full overview
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West Africa
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27, 2010
When magnificent 16th-century bronze casts were discovered in the kingdom of Benin in 1897, many could not believe they had been made by Africans. It was thought West Africa lacked the .. show full overview