Roman North Africa: The Complete History (30 BCE to 429 CE) | Full Documentary

Today we journey through Roman North Africa from 30 BCE to 429 CE, from client kings to full provinces. Carthage, Leptis Magna, the Garamantes, grain fleets and African Red Slip to Septimius Severus and the Severan dynasty. Christianization, Augustine of Hippo and the Donatist controversy, Firmus and Gildo, and the Vandal invasion that closed Rome’s African age.

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0:00 From Client Kingdoms to Roman Provinces (to 1st Century)
3:00 High Imperial Prosperity and Urban Flourishing (2nd Century)
5:38 The Severan Era and 3rd-Century Challenges
10:05 Christianization and Late Roman Africa
15:19 Towards the Vandal Invasion

This video is a part of our series on Northern Africa. You can find each individual one here: • History of Northern Africa

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