African-Born Men Once Ruled What Was Considered The Mightiest Empire On Earth
Black History Year
PushBlack
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🗓️ 19 April 2025
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The sacred halls of history are filled with the incredible tales of the prowess and might of African rulers. Four of those ruled over the Roman empire at the height of its power, and we should know their names.
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| 0:33.9 | The sacred halls of history are filled with the incredible tales of the prowess and might of African rulers. |
| 0:41.3 | Four of those ruled over the Roman Empire at the height of its power, and we should know their names. |
| 0:48.9 | This is too many black history. What you didn't learn in school. |
| 0:57.1 | What little of ancient Roman history is taught in schools typically highlights Julius |
| 1:02.3 | Caesar, Mark Anthony, and Caligula. |
| 1:05.4 | Because history lessons in the American school system are whitewashed, we never hear of the four African-born Roman |
| 1:13.5 | emperors. The first and most well-known was Sefstemus Severus. Born in present-day Libya, |
| 1:22.3 | he increased the size of the empire so much that he died on current United Kingdom soil. |
| 1:31.3 | Claudius, Albanus, was born in what would be modern-day Tunisia, a mighty political figure |
| 1:38.2 | he was declared emperor by the military. However, his reign would be devastatingly short. |
| 1:45.3 | Albans died on the battlefield against Severus' army. |
| 1:51.2 | A reputable and skilled lawyer from Algeria, Marcus Opelius Macrinus, was the only emperor |
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