Berbers Expand Across North Africa
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Barbarians, Nomads
- Curriculum: African History, Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Egypt, Libya
- Date: c. 1200-c. 1000
Article abstract: Berber tribes inhabiting the Sahara Desert mounted large-scale invasions of the Nile Valley; although successful Egyptian campaigns drove them back, large numbers of Berber captives became Egyptianized.
Summary of Event
Although Libyan tribes west of Egypt are known from predynastic times, the first concrete evidence of their Berber identity is the appearance of the Berber word for “hound” on the stela of Intef II (r. c. 2112-2063 b.c.e.). The first detailed evidence for the Berber tribes comes from the Nineteenth and Twentieth...
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