The Roman world
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North Africa
Rome’s Africa was a strip of sunny coast, full of farms, ports, and cities.
More to know
It is not the whole continent. Leptis Magna, home of Septimius Severus, was one grand city. Olive oil from Africa helped feed Rome.
What happened here
AD 193
An African emperor
Septimius Severus, from Leptis Magna, became emperor after a scramble for power.