Gaetuli

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The Gaetuli were ancient Berber-speaking tribes who inhabited the region of Gaetulia in interior North Africa. This area encompassed the southern slopes of the Atlas Mountains, extending to the Sahara Desert. The Gaetuli were known for their horse breeding, and their diet consisted of flesh and milk. They are also associated with the production of a purple dye. Modern nomadic peoples in the region are likely descendants of the Gaetuli.1

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Gaetulia
…inhabited by wandering tribes, the Gaetuli. The area, not clearly defined, included the southern slopes of the Atlas Mountains, from the Aurès Massif westward as far as the Atlantic; southward it extended to the oases in the northern part of the Sahara. Distinguished from the peoples to the south, the…
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…inhabited by wandering tribes, the Gaetuli. The area, not clearly defined, included the southern slopes of the Atlas Mountains, from the Aurès Massif westward as far as the Atlantic; southward it extended to the oases in the northern part of the Sahara. Distinguished from the peoples to the south, the…
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North Africa
The rise and decline of native kingdoms
A third group, the Gaetuli, was a largely nomadic people of the desert and its fringe. The various tribes first emerge into history in the late 3rd century bc, after a period of social evolution resulting from contact with Carthaginian civilization. This is difficult to trace, as Carthaginian products…
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A third group, the Gaetuli, was a largely nomadic people of the desert and its fringe. The various tribes first emerge into history in the late 3rd century bc, after a period of social evolution resulting from contact with Carthaginian civilization. This is difficult to trace, as Carthaginian products…
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