*The Roman Theory* Some believe that the word "Africa" came from the Romans, who named the land they discovered on the opposite side of the Mediterranean after a Berber tribe living in the Carthage area (now modern-day Tunisia). Different sources give different versions of the tribe's name, but the most popular is Afri. It is thought that the Romans called the region Afri-terra, meaning "the land of the Afri". Later, this could have become contracted to form the single word "Africa". Alternatively, some historians suggest that the suffix "-ica" could also have been used to mean "the land of the Afri", in much the same way that Celtica (a region of modern-day France) was named after the Celtae, or Celts that lived there. It is also possible that the name was a Roman misinterpretation of the Berber's own name for the place in which they lived. The Berber word "ifri" means cave, and could refer to the place of the cave-dwellers. All of these theories are lent weight by the fact that the name "Africa" has been in use since Roman times, although initially it only referred to North Africa. Will show about how The Phoenician Theory understand Africa in my next post _________________________________ Shot By : @daedalstudios Style By : @black.kelv Model : @blackingship @the.african.tradition @eboxafrica @museafrica @54artistry @_nubiamancy @voguemagazine @ghanaartistsclub @henna.usa @vume_app @vogue @vogueitalia @magaheritagetour @4sytetv @utvghananews #likeforfollow #followers #followtrick #likelike #likelike #hijabersmagazine #estilomasculino #teachersfollowteachers #metgala2019 #massage #makeupartist #worldtradecenter #africandance #africanwedding #history #hiking #holloweencostume #supreme (at Accra, Ghana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3EW0aZp9no/?igshid=p5vo1jhoaure
