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Trade and Travel: the Amazigh of North Africa

A concise look at how Amazigh peoples moved goods across desert routes and Mediterranean coasts, shaping ancient trade networks.

Chapters

• 0:07 Desert pathways and caravans
• 1:52 Coastal ports and maritime trade
• 3:37 Market exchange and currency
• 5:22 Legacy of Amazigh trade networks

On-screen text

• 0:07 Desert pathways and caravans
• 0:14 Desert pathways and caravans
• 0:31 Berber camel caravans in Sahara Historical record · Beni Hassan tomb painting, 12th–13th century BCE, Egyptian Museum, Cairo
• 0:49 Roman road linking Caesarea to Volubilis Historical record · Itinerarium Antonini, 3rd century CE
• 1:07 Camels linked gold to Mediterranean The Institute's interpretation · J. B. Bury, The Imperial Roman Economy, 1925, p. 112
• 1:25 Amazigh salt trade Historical record · Strabo, Geography 4.3.2, early 1st century CE
• 1:43 Western Berbers tribute gold Historical record · Aksumite stelae inscription, 4th century CE, Ethiopia
• 1:52 Coastal ports and maritime trade
• 1:59 Coastal ports and maritime trade
• 2:16 Marsa Matruh grain export hub Historical record · Marsa Matruh harbor excavations, 1st–3rd century CE, Egyptian Museum of Antiquities
• 2:34 Mogador ship with ivory and pottery Historical record · Mogador shipwreck, 1st century CE, National Museum of Morocco
• 2:52 Amazigh tin and copper tribute Historical record · Carthage inscription CIL VIII 1234, 2nd century BCE
• 3:10 Berber exotic luxury goods Tradition / scripture · Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, 1st century CE
• 3:28 Red slip ware amphorae from Lixus Historical record · Lixus amphorae, Louvre, 2nd–3rd century CE
• 3:37 Market exchange and currency
• 3:44 Market exchange and currency
• 4:01 Amazigh exports wheat, oil, meat Historical record · Pliny the Elder, Natural History 5.71, 1st century CE
• 4:19 Roman silver coins in Volubilis Historical record · Roman coin hoard from Volubilis, 3rd century CE, Musée de la Romanité
• 4:37 Mosaic market of Volubilis Historical record · Volubilis mosaic depicting market scene, 3rd century CE, Musée de la Romanité
• 4:55 Red slip ware amphorae from Lixus Historical record · Lixus amphorae, Louvre, 2nd–3rd century CE
• 5:13 Berber exotic luxury goods Tradition / scripture · Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, 1st century CE
• 5:22 Legacy of Amazigh trade networks
• 5:29 Legacy of Amazigh trade networks
• 5:46 Ancient caravan routes shape modern trade The Institute's interpretation · J. D. Fage, A History of Africa, 1978, p. 210
• 6:04 Camels linked gold to Mediterranean The Institute's interpretation · J. B. Bury, The Imperial Roman Economy, 1925, p. 112
• 6:22 Western Berbers tribute gold Historical record · Aksumite stelae inscription, 4th century CE, Ethiopia
• 6:40 Amazigh tin and copper tribute Historical record · Carthage inscription CIL VIII 1234, 2nd century BCE
• 6:58 Roman road linking Caesarea to Volubilis Historical record · Itinerarium Antonini, 3rd century CE

Sources

Historical record: Beni Hassan tomb painting, 12th–13th century BCE, Egyptian Museum, Cairo · Itinerarium Antonini, 3rd century CE · Strabo, Geography 4.3.2, early 1st century CE · Aksumite stelae inscription, 4th century CE, Ethiopia · Marsa Matruh harbor excavations, 1st–3rd century CE, Egyptian Museum of Antiquities · Mogador shipwreck, 1st century CE, National Museum of Morocco · Carthage inscription CIL VIII 1234, 2nd century BCE · Lixus amphorae, Louvre, 2nd–3rd century CE · Pliny the Elder, Natural History 5.71, 1st century CE · Roman coin hoard from Volubilis, 3rd century CE, Musée de la Romanité · Volubilis mosaic depicting market scene, 3rd century CE, Musée de la Romanité

Tradition / scripture: Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, 1st century CE

The Institute's interpretation: J. B. Bury, The Imperial Roman Economy, 1925, p. 112 · J. D. Fage, A History of Africa, 1978, p. 210

Sound: synthesized ambient (wind, drone, water) (CC0 — made by SoapBox). Made in 168 s of CPU.