Sijilmasa and Its Saharan Destiny
by
Ronald A. Messier, James A. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Set along the Saharas edge, Sijilmasa was an African El Dorado, a legendary city of gold. But unlike El Dorado, Sijilmasa was a real city, the pivot in the gold trade between ancient Ghana and the Mediterranean world. Following its emergence as an independent city-state controlling a monopoly on gold...