Tamsin’s Reviews > An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence > Status Update
Tamsin
is 32% done
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
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!
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Tamsin
is 52% done
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
Tamsin
is 24% done
Really interesting learning about the overlap between Sudanese and Nubian (Egyptian) history. It's incredible to think about just how much history is yet to be uncovered in that region.
— May 16, 2026 12:36PM
Tamsin
is 15% done
This is super interesting but I can't deny that I'm already struggling a bit to stay engaged with the heavy historical details
— Jun 01, 2025 07:15AM
Tamsin
is 6% done
I picked up this audiobook because I know next to nothing about Africa and African history - and I'd like to learn a bit. I also chose this book because it's researched and written by an African author, which I'm hoping will give a more accurate lens over Western authors that try to do the same.
6% through, completed Chapter 1: Our Family and Other Hominims. Starts at the beginning of human history.
— May 29, 2025 08:21AM
6% through, completed Chapter 1: Our Family and Other Hominims. Starts at the beginning of human history.
