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North Africa already had the animals which existed in southern Europe. The process was the other way round. The Romans imported animals form north Africa and beyond: the Barbary lions and the Atlas bears of north Africa, elephants, rhinos and giraffes form deeper in Africa.
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Are there deserts in ancient Rome?
The Ancient Romans had the desert regions of North Africa to contend with. A portion of the Roman Empire included part of the Sahara Desert.
What did the Roman army use as a compass?
Romans did not have compasses, however did know of the pole star (which always is directly north).
What did Romans call England?
Britannia . It was first brought to the attention of the Roman people by the campaigns of Julius Caesar in 55 and 54 BC, but was not proven to be an island until the early eighties A.D., when the governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola sent an exploratory naval expedition around the north coast of Scotland
How long did the Roman empire live in Africa?
Rome took over Carthage's territories in Tunisia and the western coast of Libya (Tripolitania) when it destroyed this city in 146 BC in the Third Punic War. It became the province of Africa. Algeria (Numidia) was annexed in 25 BC and became the province of Africa Nova (New Africa). The province of Africa became Africa Vetus (Old Africa). The king of Egypt bequeathed the eastern coast of Libya (Cyrenaica) to Rome in 96 BC. It became the province of Crete and Cyrenaica by 78 BC. Egyptwas annexed by Augustus in 30 AD and became the province of Aegyptus. Northern Morocco was annexed by Claudius in 44 AD. It became the province of Mauritania.
Where in North Africa was Hannibal born in?
Hannibal is believed to have been born in Carthage, in what is now Tunisia.
