Coming soon. In the meantime, here's the 20 page handout I used to teach ancient North African indigenous history and the Libyc language to students with no background: libyans-and-libycDownload —James F. Patterson
Libyc for Students of Latin
Category: Africa
Punic for Students of Latin
Coming soon. In the meantime, here's a handout I used to teach "Punic" history and introduce students to the language: the-punic-mediterraneanDownload —James F. Patterson
Teaching Roman Africa
This five minute video is largely an abbreviated version of the talk I gave at CANE in 2022. <video coming soon>
From Dido to Elissa
To say that North Africa was integral to the history of Rome is hardly controversial. Much of what has been said about ancient North Africa itself, however, is another story. Overt or implicit colonialist attitudes permeate the Latin and subsequent European literature. In turn, decolonization often informs how Rome is remembered in North Africa, if… Continue reading From Dido to Elissa
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