How Africa Got its Name: After Roman Invader?
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- How did Africa Get Its Name?
No other continent can rival Africa in the complexity of its human past. Home to 1.2 billion people, the world’s second-largest population and 2nd largest continent after Asia, the name Africa has always been intriguing.
But have you ever stopped to wonder, as home to the first great civilizations, is it really possible to know how Africa got its name and if the name Africa is even African?
Is this the name ancestors used to refer to the motherland? And if Africa and Africans were robbed of their inherent way of life, their culture and their history thanks to slavery and colonization, what if they were also robbed of the knowledge of the motherland’s true name?
For a long time, the historical origins of the name have been in dispute. A school of thought argues that the name Africa never originated from within the people and her people were never associated with the name. The theory suggests that the name ‘Africa’ is derived from the name of a famous Roman invader named Leo Africanus whose writings were used for some 400 years as one of Europe’s principal sources of information about Africa.
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May the Africans shed all names that were given to their nations, towns, villages, ports, rivers, lakes, and mountains by europeans and reclaim their own identity.
A MIGHTY PRAYER INDEED
👍🏾👍🏿
But it costs lots of money do that ,we can just start calling it the names we want but don't have to change it physically because it will cost many million.
@@la23s.a.22 i know that it would be expensive, but that goes a long way in breaking the mental chains on the people. Even if they have to do it slowly.
@@MentalPistol How is a street name suppose to affect me if I can pronounce it properly and doesn't hurt me?There are much more important things to change than worrying abt white people.There are already street,city,area,national parks named after corrupt politicians.
As a man born and raised in Rome who went through classic studies which include ancient Greek and Roman (Latin) languages and history, I can confirm that the name Africa was NOT introduced by the Romans. Scipio was called Africanus (the African) because of his successful military campaigns in the region that already had that name, at least from Greek times. Now, there's no certainty on whether the Greeks also found that name or introduced it themselves. As for Alkebulan that may likely be the name given by the early Arab travellers who visited the Eastern coast of the continent. It is likely that the entire continent didn't had one centralized autoctonous name, but rather different names given in different regions.
I came to the same conclusion, in my studies, as you have, many years ago. Africa was not named afier a Roman general, a Roman general was named after Africa.
It comes from berber ifri, cave, and egyptian, ka, spirit. Africa means caveman in african.
@@tahseti1113 ifri, berber for cave, ka, egyptian for spirit. Caveman.
@James Anderson ifri is berber for cave, ka is egyptian for spirit. Africa means caveman in Africa.
Exactly my friend.
Leo Africanus (writer) and Scipio Africanus (general) are two different people who were both born with different names other than Africanus. They were nicknamed after the Continent, NOT the other way around.
i love the Name Alkebulan a continent of a Billion ppl....it has a nice ring on it.
Thank yu for the knowledge, be blessed...stay blessed
Arise Alkebulan = Africa 🇬🇭 🇲🇱 🇧🇯 🇨🇲 🇺🇬 🇰🇪 🇪🇹 Ase Amen
As an African in the diaspora ,I must correct you , Scipio adopted the name of a large eria of land mass that was under the controle of. KEMETH ,they of kemeth called that region AFRIKA it was the tradition of the Roman Empire that the commander of the conquerors , was awarded with the name of that place that he conquered
Kem was egypt
Kem was egypt
You were close but off on the origin of the name _"Africa"_ .
The name existed as a name of a tribe of people I North Africa called the _"Afri"_ people.
The name stuck, and was then considered to be the name of the whole continent by the Romans.
The Roman whose name had _"Africanus"_ in it was actually a famous Roman general called _"Scipio"_ .
In Roman tradition, when one a general conquers a region, they get to earn the title of that region as their name.
Thus Scipio defeated Carthage in _"Africa"_ and conquered it, thus he earned the title _"Scipio Africanus"_ .
Now I understand why Rastafari prefer to refer to Africa as Ethiopia here in Jamaica. This is a fascinating video and goes to show, one is never too old to learn.
ethiopia is a Greek name
Jah bless Rasta Fari !!!
@@taharka3897 Do you think that they are going to listen to what you said?
@@Omega1st probably not
if you look old maps you will see Ethiopia in the same place as RIver Ethiope found in nigeria. today. Ethiopia is not greek though they say it means land of burnt faces that is a descriptor of those people from that land. that's not what ethiopia means
I just found your channel and I'm loving it. I have already embraced Alkebulan more than a year ago. Going back to the basics is absolutely key to our mental and spiritual emancipation, next we should discuss a single language for our continent - KISWAHILI, the language of the ancestors. I'm personally embracing my heritage slowly but surely
I really appreciate you, keep up the good work, I learned every time I listen to your video. Thanks Shalom
Thank you so much for inlighting us please continue enlighting others
I love Alkebulan. Thanks for the video
Hello ya'll, I am BG, and I am from East Alkebulan.
Love this😍
Asante sana 🙏🏿
They say Knowledge is power! I agree, this has been very Insightful. Alkebulan has such a significant meaning & sound to it. Keep up the Good work! iI will surely be teaching my child this new found information.
This channel is so well thought out. Keep up the great work and continue to improve!
Yes the name Africa must be changed, because there is power in a name. I remember when my 7 year old daughter had asked me what the meaning of her name was. I laughed and told her that she is behaving just like the meaning of her name. The meaning of her name is queen, royalty, and she behaved just like one, without even knowing the meaning of her name. The same with my son and his name. His name means leader and the defender of the creator. From the age of 3 yrs old, he had always loved the energy of his name. So whenever anyone called him by it, his whole body and eyes would light up. and yes even when his enemies call him by his name there would be the same effect. His name is such a positive name that whenever he walks down the street or goes skate boarding there is an energy of confidence, love, honor and greatness. Where people would sometimes stop to tell him how they love his energy, his style, and the way he carries himself. So yes yes yes names are very important.
I remember hearing a story about a young man who came from a family, who didn't have love or respect towards each other. They all shared the same last name, so they ended up putting a negative energy on their last name. Just by their negative behavior towards each other and other people around them. So when this young man met his wife to be, he notice the love and respect that, her whole family had towards each other. The family was so full of love that all who came around them felt their love and had lots of good fortune in their lives💘😻. The young man after meeting his wife to be,his negative fortune changed to something good and wonderful. So he decided to change his Last name to his wife's which increased his good fortune even more. So yes, we as Africans and African decendent's need the name of our motherland to be changed back to something positive and uplifting. Since the colonizers renamed our motherland to Africa, that name has been nothing but a ball and chain or a hangman's rope around our heads. Telling the unmelinated nations that they are allowed to abuse us, we are opened for abuse wherever they see us on this Earth.. So words do carry energy or frequency, so it's important that we have a positive name that helps us to achieve greatness.
I love your mythology its not you done bad but how things are. it happen to me as well.lol
Totally 💯 agree
Stop having kids. They're not going to be roch or successful.
You showed the wrong Africanus , the one you are refering to is Scipio Africanus the general of Rome but the thing is that roman generals would get a name that acted like a title that showed which region they have conquered.
Thank you. People keep spreading this misinformation
The name of the Roman general who defeated Hannibal at Carthage to end the second Punic wars Publius Cornelius, his family name was Scipio, his father's name was Scipio his grandfather and great grandfather were Scipio's and he too was a Scipio until after the battle of Carthage. In other words, as the name "Africanus" does not appear anywhere in his family lineage prior to the victory at Carthage it is safe to say that as a matter of fact Publius Cornelius (Africanus) Scipio was so named after the place of his greatest victory and not the other way around
Exactly!
That's what I was about to say
AFRA IS THE ORIGINAL NAME OF AFRICA. AFRA means Brother! Check for the Autobiography of AFRA. Leo Africanus got his name from the Ascended master AFRA.
When you read my post again you will note that I stated that his family name was "Scipio" ,, We are talking about the same historical figure however he did not conquer Africa. He was given the title africanus, which means conqueror of Africa, in honor of his victory at Carthage. Which means that the romans knew Africa as "Africa" at the time. What is not clear is at what time in our story were we taught and came to believe that Africa was named after or given it's name by a European
Yes, Yes ALKEBULAN CONTINENT!!! Hallelujah Finally We have Arrived!!
Alkebulan
Total Nonsense
Sorry, Alkebulan is not Afrikan, it is arabic!! Afrika is indigenous and predates the roman general who took on that name after he defeated Hanibal Barca of Khart Haddas (carthage) in the 2d/3d punic war as was the custom of roman generals! That european was born Publius Cornelius Scipio, not Scipio Africanus!! BTW, Africanus is larin and means, "Of Afrika." which shows that Afrika came first!
This needs to be taken up in the African Union and I would infer that Kush the number one name adopted
Even biblically Kush is the greatest name of a region Kingdom or people also Nimrod was a descendant and the first king in the Bible, a son of Kush
Kush is the oldest name related to black people with the highest of honor and respect of History and historical power
A million times yes to Alikebulan.
It sounds Arabic 🤔remember the Arabs did find Africa long time ago
I first learned of the continent was called Alkebulan when I was a very young boy. I then was taught in school I was wrong and the name is Africa. I believe Alkebulan is the original name and should be used instead of Africa. Thank you so much for this video. Shalawam Ahch.
Wow, loved that understanding, reminded me, of a song sung by Steel Plus , Not the king James version, I'll be singing along to that by the real name of Africa now
Yes it does. Si bien. Ndiyo. Iman.
Wooooow!!! awesome awesome content, truly enjoyed learning about how africa got its name... Alkebulan is an awesome name as well.....Keep them coming.
Much appreciated @Kate Alele! Stay tuned for more
Leo Africanus lived in 16th century. Are you referring to Scipio Africanus? He got his name for his military victories against Carthage, he is named because of Africa, not vice versa.
Also, Louis is a french version of a germanic name Hlodwig (Ludovicus in latin), so a barbarian serving in Roman army could have been named Ludovicus, around 3-5 century.
ALKEBULAN... ❤️❤️❤️ The Motherland!
Very insightful 👏 we are very ignorant about our history.
WOW I was born in Dominica(not the republic) and we called it the same which is what my enslaved ancestors called it, Alkebukan(correction: Waitukubuli) Amazing
Big Ups Dominica! 🇩🇲
Truly Amazing⁉💯
Beautiful Meaning too.....Alkebulan ❤️❤️❤️
Akabulan. Very nice sound.
Great choice!
Great Idea
That's a terrific idea. I'm interested to know what Language Is the word Alkebulan derived from and what specifically do those sources say? It sounds like it may have an Arabic derivation.
I suggest we go with the name Alkebulan, its got a nice ring to it
Awesome video, can't wait for the next videos to come
Many thanks for the support @Jay Jay!
Truly the name alkabulan really has a good meaning because we are truly the mother and origin of human race and civilization
Waoh!!!! I prefer Al qibulan. It is HARDER FOR SOME TO PRONOUNCE. LOVE IT. THANK YOU.
In Guinea-Bissau we call ourselves fidjus di tchon which translates to people of the land. Not African.
Guine Bissau motherland 🇬🇼 ❤️
Interesting!
People of which land?
@@Omega1st having knowledge of self is the key to solving our problems!
In this the 1st step is to name your self!
In doing so you now carry out powers that this attribute has , and you represent it with Honor ! No matter what soil /land you stand on !
@@zodincards All Africans have named themselves.
One more ting. Funny how our African brothers and sisters know sooo much about religion but there isn't a significant amount of information about this subject matter. Including us here in America.
Ideological perspective gives match sense.. if we realy try to dig Deepdwn,And see the poletics as well:: Its easy to be deceived esp in this Era wiz so match propoganda.. as a
Man from African village 'am proud Man with Values..." Alhamdulilah
Lol 😄😌 Know So MUCH But Know VERY little⁉
“A rose by any other name is still a rose.”
Africa, the name of the continent, is fine.
Africa as an endless resource for Europe, USA and now China, is not.
Afrika is one of many names used to refer to the land that we now call Africa. "Leo Africanus" was named after Afrika not the other way around. Look to ancient KMT (egypt) for guidance. There was a Pr-Ah or King/Ruler named Khafre or Kha'afre. If you rearrange this name you get Afre'Kha or Af-Re-KhA. Each one of those syllable have original Afrikan meaning.
Also "Africanus" was a title given to Leo after the defeat of Carthage an ancient African city/state that used to constantly kick Roman ass .
Leo Scipio was given the title "Africanus" for his victories in Africa. Africa has been called Africa for a loooong time but it was a name given by outsiders (Greeks and Romans) "ifri" the Berber word that means cave and "ica" a Latin suffix that usually denotes a land.
Eg) In Celtica from Celtae.
Very nice narration. Work on 'sekond'. Sekend/seknd
Absolutely! Claim your name and your inheritance!
Great point!
yet you have a white man on your profile pic...🤦♂️
How ironic that you make that statement with a White man in your profile
@NATIVE NORB you're delusional! You mean pro mixed race i.e intergrationism where black folks can be treated as equals with the terms and conditions set out by the White world. She's definitely not pro marrying black men. I suspect you have a white spouse too🙄
Deceased 🤣☠️☠️
The first written sources on the topic use the word 'Africa' only for the region around Carthago. It was regional and therefore can't be a latin expression for the warmer countries south of the mediterranean sea. The ending '-ca', as it is often the case with words from another language, can be adopted to make the word fit into Latin as a countries name. So 'Afri-' would derive from the Phoenician or an African language. Since the people of Carthago differed between people from Phoenician and African origin, it is very probable, that 'Afri-' is an african root. In Latin it was (in the form of 'Afer') also used for Libyians, while the Phoenician were called 'Puni', an example being Terentius Afer. But it must be searched for within a northern african language, once spoken near Carthago. Since 'Afer' was the latin name for the Libyan people from the region of Carthago, and 'Africa' probably was derived from it and not directly from an african language, it can be searched for instead of 'Afri-'. (Derived from Hebrew a phoenician word '*'afar' could mean 'dust', but, as I said, it probably comes from an african language.) One theory says, that it is derived from the ancestors of the 'Banu Ifran' people, the root meaning caves. And caves in the region are reported by ancient sources. Furthermore the land of the Cyclops and there caves in Homer's Ilias is located in that area. Since it was typical to name gods, descendants of gods or supernatural creatures as ancestors all around the mediterranean sea, the Cyclops could be ancient African gods transformed to fit in the greek epic cycle. Since for the greeks the principle of growing and fertility were seen in connection with gods from the underground, this would mean, the caves should perhaps better translated as home of gods. This way 'Africa' could mean 'Home of the Gods of Prosperity'. But this theory has one problem: It is to elegant and historians do not trust elegant theories. But it would be a good translation, full of hope for the African people waiting since a very long time for prosperity to come back to big parts of the continent.
VERY GOOD VIDEO BRO...LOVE THE LINK
That is great news man and it's mind blowing informationbut I'm not surprised of the things that people do.No one wants to give us credit for nothing.God bless
Alkebulan Yes Ase Amen 💯👑
Alkebulan or Al-Kebulan is new to me neve came across it before but I think it is a good idea maybe there should be a vote to adopt Alkebulan instead of Africa. Excellent presentation and food for thought.( Both China/Japan and America were all European names that given to places that had their own names)
Yes indeed Alkebulan!!!! Liberating video!
How about getting rid of the name Lake Victoria???
Another version of the story says Africa was a northern Africa berber queen.Berber is a population located in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia. Ethiopia was also another name of Africa given by Greeks.
That understanding has been opined by some scholar's. The original spelling is "AFRYCA" therefore Scipio was named after a particular area on the northern tip of the continent where he won the battle which ended the Carthaginian influence in the Mediterranean at that time
The name is beautiful.ove the video. I always just think of it as the land Ham. But I will definitely use the name Alkelbulan.
Alquiblan it is, lets adopt a name that represent us not invaders. Next we must change the language to Swahili as the international Alquiblan official communication language. English/French must be third languages.
Yes King 100%
Yes we should Adopt the NAME! .. And its Chosen Description (although the video is very incorrect in its data!)
Yes, absolutely. But why should we choose swahili among all african languages ?
oh come on invaders really the land masses were all connected at one time and we all evolved on the planet as the human race - I don't know anything about you right - but my guess is you could the same story two different ways and have the people hearing that story feeling two different ways feel me -- people play the same game with us all the time looking to trigger us over things that keep us side tracked. how do you know whites did come out of Africa 1st and then Africans came along later ? we were not living 1 million years ago we can't say. my point is we can bitch and grip and feel some kind of way about any number of things why not take that time to promote love and the human race. feel me. have a good day.
@@scarfacedughetto1819 possibly because it's the most spoken language on this continent.
Asante sana kwa kutuangazia historia ya asili ya neno Afrika. Thank you for enlightening us on the origin of the word Africa.
Many thanks @Dylan Kanyubi! I also appreciate the use of Swahili!
Like u said. Power in namesake. Time to take this power back. This iis just the beginning
Much thanks for the info. I've concluded on the info & concurred with you. I've taught my 5yrs-old grandson it's true name of ALK''EBULAN, which he pronounced perfectly. He's even aware which it derived from. We do not use the European name of AFRIKA...within our CONSCIENCE, we must teach our seeds = tomorrow's = children the TRUTH for them.to become CONSCIOUS in order to arrive at CONSCIOUSNESS. if not, we'll never become who we once were, " THE CREATORS ORIGINAL CREATIONS, The greatest people on our EARTH that was made for us.......ASE-...Family. Let your CONSCIENCE be your guide.
Ase Amen HalleluYah💯👑
Bwahahaha!!! Feeling a little rightous are we?
@@ShawnErroneous Not Feeling Am Righteous Psalms 34: 7 Many Are the Afflictions of the Righteous man= Persons But Adonai Promises To Deliver Us Out of Them All ⁉💯Ase Amen HalleluYah Unto Jeshua
@@ShawnErroneous We Rejoice = Righteous When Men Revile Us Speak All manner of Evil Against Us
Al-keb-ulan
yeah I used to think so also
Yesss ❤️ You should sell a tshirt that says "United States of Alkebulan" or "Citizen of Alkebulan" . That would be so cool to wear :D thanks for the video!
I'll definitely do that! Fantastic idea @Peach Girl Frankie, much appreciated, I think the t-shirts would fly off the shelves:-)
Like it!
As of today the name Alkebula is going to be my name. Loving it 😍 ❤️
the man was named Africanus from the continent not the other way around
Exactly he was names (septicus Africanus)
the roman had not seen the interior of the land... it was imagined as the maps they had were largely imaginary! they improved their knowledge by conquering Egypt... the Roman never made it past the kingdom of "Meroe" / Sudan! After the capture of Egypt the Arabs took the top parts of Africa and assisted in the genocide and supplanting of the land. at this time the kingdom of Egypt was finished and the southern African provinces flourished until the next invasion from next invasion from the south ! by the British / french etc... way after the Europeans had pushed back the Arabs to libiya, morocco, Egypt , Palestine etc... even the "Sinai Peninsular) which also had a different name at that time! in time we will reclaim all of our lands ! the arab called Africa "Zanzibar" - Meaning "Dark skinned peoples"
how would he be named after the continent, if the continent didn't even habe a name back then
Thank you! Africanus means "of" Africa!!
@@youcefazizou6356 Africa was the name the Roman used for what is now Tunisia (more or less)
Nothing but the truth brother am with you yah..we should change the name coz this was never our name Africa had many names before slavery nd the berlin conference
A good suggestion
Agreed....
Nubia is a perfect Name for the continent
Manos P.
3 months ago
Back in school we learned that Herodotus used the terms Africa, Libya and Ethiopia, with the second one actually referring to the continent. I think it's OK. For me as a Greek speaking guy it's funny, because as you've said means no cold! Fun fact Ethiopia and the person from Ethiopia, aka Ethiopas (Αιθίοπας) in greek means: dark face
Qn: Is it possible that Publius Cornelius Scipio asked to be named after the land he conquered as an honour for having conquered the unconquerable?
A: It is.
Q: Is it possible that there never really was a single name used to refer to the whole continent?
A: It is.
Q: Is it possible that we can adopt a name for the continent?
A: It is, but a name is not an identity.
Agree 👍🏾
Abibiman literally means, Nation Of Black People and Abibirem also means literally the same thing. Now that is TWI Language of the Akan. There are traces with bits and pieces of this language in alomost all "African" tribes.
Therefore it would not be a bad idea to stick with either of the two. However, Alkebulan also sounds like its from the mother land. As long as the name has its bearing to the people of the land, we are good to.
I have always said the Africa is not even African so why do we still go with it?
Great video. keep it up
I love you bro!!!!! This is the straight up truth! Alkebulan is real!!!!! Thank you so much for saying so!!!!! Your contributions to the growth of our Nation's children is precocious and noteworthy. Keep up the good work. May you be funded! live long, and prosper all the days of your life!💯 👍👍
Many thanks for your kind words, for the love and support. You've made my day😀
I love your accent,is beautiful and this topic is very deeply interesting needed to think. May father rahimullah died 7 years ago. H didn't known africa or vaguey. Second I learned early 80s in primary school what africa mean during cold war. But my father known father of fathers back his ancestral kushite/of Somali only, I am not joking this. Later in history I learned there many about controversial Africa name, still its like a name given us like a child born. I hope we will have a serious discussion on this you cannot name 6000 language continent one word of European. Thank you raising it the issue.
Our mother,that is how I feel about the name África.If it is changed My feelings will remain the same.
Your channel should be on the african school curriculum. we shall work together some day soon.
Glad to hear :-) Thanks a million!
He took on the name Africanus because that is the region he conquered. His real name is Publius Cornelius Scipio. Similar to how Nero Claudius Drusus took on the name Germanicus for conquering the region of Germany.
Changing the Name is a subject that needs to be looked into.
Kitukuzwe Kiswahili,,,hiyo sauti,,,narrator mnoma
Asante sana @Chris
Kush was the first global colonizer, superpower and the earliest recorded name in history. Kush was before Kemet, in fact, Kush established Kemet. We are all #KUSH.
Don't know about that not even sure where "Kush" came from as far as etymology
@@mlungisiwright912 I understand, your confusion, beloved. The etymology of Kush is connected to: KS, ksh, Kus, Kas, Kash, Kushan, Kish, Kashmir, Hindu-Kush. Black is the root meaning. Genetically, Kush is haplogroup E M215, E1b1b, E-132. #Thosewhoknowknow
Alkebulani AF. It's going on a tshirt right now
Yes love it
Back in school we learned that Herodotus used the terms Africa, Libya and Ethiopia, with the second one actually referring to the continent. I think it's OK. For me as a Greek speaking guy it's funny, because as you've said means no cold! Fun fact Ethiopia and the person from Ethiopia, aka Ethiopas (Αιθίοπας) in greek means: dark face
Nothing wrong with dark face
All Of Afrika Was Once Called Ethiopia 🇪🇹
“No cold?” There are ski resorts in Alkebulan/“Africa” with natural snow!
Burnt face actually.
@@Sweetdification long befor the greeks,
GREAT RISING MELINATED FAMILY ACROSS DIASPORA GIVE THANX TOO THE MOST HIGH AND OUR ANCESTORS STORY 1LUV!
TRUE DAT 1LUV KNOW THYSELF AND THY CREATOR WITH IN MUCH RESPECT IRE!
Come HOME TO THE MOTHER LAND/ALKELBULIAN
Yes it does have a nice ring to it and yes they should get the original name back
No matter what name is chosen, it will be said that it is from outsiders. This is to strip Afrikans of our power and shake our confidence. I have heard explanations of Alkebulan being Arabic and also Nubia and Bantu being coined by Europeans. Let's stick with Afrikan and make it great!!!
Wise words @K. Otuome Cheers!
Alkebulan yes...feels and sounds more natural 😌
Alkebulan,...yes!
Alkebulan it must be... it's high time we the people of this land do the right thing for ourselves... Alkebulan now!
Many thanks @GADinI, all hail the United States of Alkebulan!
@Adrian Bradey m.guardian.ng/life/what-is-africas-original-name/
Let's reclaim our beautiful and ancient continent, the land of Humanity the cradle of human species. It is just befitting that we now start to write our own history and tell our stories instead instead of strangers twisting our narratives that serves their goal.
Change it to a meaningful one; of grateness; of course!😂👍🌹❤️.
This is an interesting offering 3 things struck me 1st Kemet is not offered as a possible original name of the continent as the Pharaohs contributed some impressive history to it 2. Scipio Africanus was not mentioned ? 3 Alkebulan ? Hmmm... An idea could be to name the continent as HAM called it ? Ham is the father of africa and is even further back then those countries mentioned in this video, he called it Amexum..
Alkenbulan that’s the name I will use from now on let’s get back to greatness
AL kublan sounds good
Alkebulan!
You heard it
Nice documentaries. You have info in that the name Africa originated from Tunisia in the north but I have also read in history that the name was derived from the Afri tribe of Tunisia. That is close to the fact to me having in mind that tribe belongs to the AfroAsiatic people who form the majority in the North and the Northeastern parts of Africa. We also have Afar tribe in Ethiopia
He even changed the name after himself and wrote a book about it
Leo Africanus was not a Roman invader, he was a Berber born in the 1400's. Also, it wasn't named after him. You should provide sources this is how we can all learn and verify.
Alkebulan is poetic👍❤️😉
Beautiful ❤️😢
What a beautiful name. 💯
Scipio was nicknamed as such due to the fact that he campaigned in the punic wars.
This was common practice by the Romans of those days.
I agree with you but isn't it peculiar that Africa is the only land where that is the case
@@nubmaat-reiii4564
Perhaps you're correct in saying that, however, that isn't in question here.
What is in question is the incorrect assumption that somehow the continent was named after a Roman general.
Such assumption is a gross misrepresentation of the actual facts.
The holy writ referred to the continent as Chamejia
Chamejia means chamber of the higher female aspect and the Earth.
Alas, thy greatness will reign in any name. peacegoodwill. TT".
Yes we have to adopt the name
Love your videos, but there's a glaring error here. You suggested that the same Roman invader named Africanus later wrote a book about the continent over 1,000 years later.
Profound apologies for the error, @dummerikan! Many thanks for the support
@@RisenAfrica No problem at all. And it doesn't change the fact that Africa is a european exonym.
@@dummerikan so are every other continents... at least in English
@@abadyr_ Relevance?
@@dummerikan I'm not critiquing you, just pointing out that European languages use European terminologies.
All these name in English are based on Latin descriptors for a world which was vastly less well explored. But these names were not in any way pejoratives. Africa was a part of the roman empire in north africa, just like Gaul, Italy, or Asia.