Monday May 24, 2021

Season 2 Episode 15 - The Somali Maritime Era

After centuries of thoroughly dominating the commerce and trade of the Red Sea, the powerful merchants of Aksum have finally met their match. After a devastating raid from the caliphate on the port city of Adulis, the Somali merchants will finally gain the opportunity they need to equal and even surpass the Aksumite trade monopoly.

To learn more about the topic and African history more generally, check out the new blog post.

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