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After the rise and decline of Greek civilisation and the Roman destruction of the city of Carthage, they made one area of the conquered territories into a province which they called Africa, a word derived from "afri" and the name of a group of people about whom little is known. At first the word applied only to the Roman colonies of North Africa. There was a time when all dark-skinned people were called "Ethiopians," for the Greeks referred to Africa as "the Land of the Burnt-face People".
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Today, as a result of the increased activity that European nations are putting into expanding their relations with the most remote peoples of the East, and as a result of the repercussions of England's latest relations with Theodore, I thought that my work would not be without utility. I have just resumed it, and I offer it with the confidence that comes from a task faithfully fulfilled, and with the reserve that befits one who, like myself, undertakes to produce a collection of facts and charac
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― Twelve Years in Upper Ethiopia (Translated): Twelve Years' Residence in Highland Ethiopia
― Twelve Years in Upper Ethiopia (Translated): Twelve Years' Residence in Highland Ethiopia
Ethiopia based group for book lovers from all over the world...we discuss books and share recomm…more
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A group for Goodreads Librarians from Ethiopia.
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