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Lost Kingdoms of Africa
Season 1 • Episode 3 • Great Zimbabwe
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Lost Kingdoms of Africa Season 1, Episode 3: Great Zimbabwe
Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of Great Zimbabwe, a symbol of African genius which gives an insight into the empires which once dominated southern Africa. Watch Lost Kingdoms of Africa Season 1, Episode 3 Great Zimbabwe in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Lost Kingdoms of Africa Season 1, Episode 3 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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4 episodes
Nubia
The first episode looks at Nubia, in what is now northern Sudan, a kingdom that 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.
60 min
Ethiopia
Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of the old African kingdom of Ethiopia, which ended when Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed by the military in 1974.
60 min
Great Zimbabwe
Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of Great Zimbabwe, a symbol of African genius which gives an insight into the empires which once dominated southern Africa.
60 min
West Africa
Gus Casely-Hayford travels to Nigeria and Mali to explore the story behind a series of magnificent 16th-century bronzes made in the ancient kingdom of Benin.
60 min