The ancient Romans thoroughly documented the lives of indigenous Africans to whom they commonly referred as the Moors. By the 4th century AD. the Roman army heavily recruited Moors for their exceptional skill in battle. One such Moorish general, Aemilianous (207-253 AD) as described in Epitome de Casaribus (390s AD), was so skilled that he was made emperor in the Roman province of Moesia (Balkan peninsula), albeit for only 4 months’ time.
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