I know that Rome traded with India, and China, but I've never heard anything about Africa. Was there any Roman influence there?
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Why didn't Rome conquer the rest of the nile or any of sub-saharan Africa?
Is there any evidence of the Romans reaching Sub-Shara Africa and below?
Why did the Roman Empire never expand further south into Africa?
What did Europeans and North Africans know of Sub-Saharan Africa circa 100bc?
How far did the Romans make it into the Sahara and the trade routes to West and East Africa?
What did the Roman Empire know about sub-Saharan Africa? How much contact was there between them?
Is there any historical record of Ancient Roman contact/excursions to sub-Saharan Africa?
Did the Romans explore the east coast of Africa?
Did the ancient Romans probe far beyond the borders of their empire?