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Emeritus Professor of Roman Archaeology

David Mattingly

Emeritus Professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of Leicester and leading expert on the Garamantes. His decades of archaeological work in the Sahara has fundamentally reshaped scholarly understanding of ancient North African civilizations, moving beyond Eurocentric interpretations of Roman texts.

Known For

Garamantes archaeologyRoman Sahara studiesTrans-Saharan trade routes

Canon

Books

Between Sahara and Sea: Africa in the Roman Empire(2023)

Episodes