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Tamsin
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We have travelled through the era of Mansa Musa and the Kingdoms of West Africa (including Timbuktu in Mali), and Tippu Tib and the first enslavers (a harrowing chapter)
— May 18, 2026 01:53PM
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Tamsin
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This is a very fact-heavy book, so I don't always pick up on all the details, but every now and then a bit of information jumps out at me:
King Micipsa's brother, Prince Mastanabal, won gold in the Olympic chariot racing around 164 or 168 BC as one of the first non-Greek, royal competitors. The timeline overlap between Numidian Kings and Greek influence is something I just haven't quite got my head around!
— May 17, 2026 05:44AM
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King Micipsa's brother, Prince Mastanabal, won gold in the Olympic chariot racing around 164 or 168 BC as one of the first non-Greek, royal competitors. The timeline overlap between Numidian Kings and Greek influence is something I just haven't quite got my head around!
