Name: Lost Kingdoms Of Africa (Season 1)
Uploaded: 2010
Description: A four-part series produced by IWC Media which reveals the pre-colonial history of some of Africa’s most important kingdoms.

A four-part series produced by IWC Media which reveals the pre-colonial history of some of Africa’s most important kingdoms.

Nubia, in what is now northern Sudan, dominated a vast area of the eastern Sahara for thousands of years. Its people were described as barbarians and mercenaries, and yet Nubia has left us with some of the most spectacular monuments in the world.

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Nubia, in what is now northern Sudan, dominated a vast area of the eastern Sahara for thousands of years. Its people were described as barbarians and mercenaries.

Nubia

When Emperor Haille Selassie was deposed by the Ethiopian military in 1974, an ancient kingdom came to an end. According to tradition, the imperial dynasty stretched back unbroken to 950BC and its origins had links to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.

When Emperor Haille Selassie was deposed by the Ethiopian military in 1974, an ancient kingdom came to an end.

Ethiopia

In 1871, European explorers stumbled across an astonishing ruined city, deep in the African interior. Great Zimbabwe has been a source of fascination and controversy ever since: a symbol of African genius and a fascinating insight into the empires which once dominated southern Africa.

In 1871, European explorers stumbled across an astonishing ruined city. Great Zimbabwe has been a source of fascination and controversy ever since.

Great Zimbabwe

In museums all over the world lie artifacts from Africa. Many were taken during the period of European colonial expansion in the late nineteenth century. Few were properly interpreted, and their true significance was unknown for decades.

In museums all over the world lie artifacts from Africa. Many were taken during the period of European colonial expansion in the late nineteenth century.