Julius Maternus
Iulius Maternus (occasionally Iulianus Maternus ) was a Roman trader of the first or early second century AD.
Probably around 90 AD, profiting from the good relations with Rome, he traveled from Leptis Magna to the Garamanten . According to Marinos von Tire , he then traveled for four months with the King of the Garamanten to a land called Agisymba , where he saw many rhinos . Since they did not live in North Africa at that time, it is often assumed that he reached the area around the northern Lake Chad , even if other localizations (such as Aïr , Tibesti etc.) exist.
literature
- John D. Fage (Ed.): The Cambridge History of Africa . Vol. 2, Cambridge 1978, p. 286.
- Dierk Lange: Ancient Kingdoms of West Africa . Dettelbach 2004, p. 280f.
Web links
- Lange, Dierk: West Africa and the Classical world , (PDF; 1.12 MB) Hannover 2004 (p. 18).
- Massonen, Pekka: Trans-Saharan Trade and the West African Discovery of the Mediterranean World , Joensuu, Finland, 1998.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maternus, Iulius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maternus, Iulianus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman trader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century or 2nd century |