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Africa - Province of the Roman Empire (862 words) |
 | Caesar defeated Juba at the battle of Thapsus in 46 BCE, and with this victory, all of North Africa was firmly and permanently in the control of Rome. |
 | Within Roman occupied Africa, the bulk of the population of was composed of three major population groups: the Berber tribes (such as Numidians, Gaetulians and Maurusiani), the ancient Carthaginians of Phoenician origin and Roman colonists. |
 | Africa Province: Olives, corn, cereal, fruits & textiles. |
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Africa Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (461 words) |
 | Africa was a province of the Roman Empire. |
 | The continent of Africa was, of course, eventually named after the Roman province. |
 | Called the "granary of the empire," North Africa, according to one estimate, produced 1 million tons of cereals each year, one-quarter of which was exported. |