Germa
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'''Germa''' is an archaeological site in [[Libya]] with major ruins of the [[Garamantian Empire]].
[[Image:Germa_casbah.jpg|thumb|300px|The medieval casbah at Germa, Jan. 2002 Photo: D.C. Thomas]]
The Garamantian Empire (Garamantes) was located in the [[Fezzan]] in the eastern Sahara. The [[Garamantes]] were a warrior nation who originated in the [[Tibesti]] region of the [[Sahara]]. The Garamantian Empire was a two-thousand-year-old civilization that once ruled the Fezzan. This civilization climaxed during the second and the third centuries. The Garamantes were a [[Berber people|Berber]] kingdom who had resisted the [[Roman Empire]]'s dominating influence.
Archaeological work at Germa has most recently been conducted by Prof. David Mattingly's Fazzan Project, which has continued the work of Charles Daniels and Mohammed Ayoub. The Fazzan Project is about to publish the 2nd of 4 planned volumes based on its work.
==External links==
*[http://www.lexicorient.com/libya/germa.htm Germa - Lexiorient]
*[http://www.tobysavage.co.uk/explore/ex05.html Toby Savage, photographer]
*[http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~e118/Fezzan/fezzan_home.html Nick Brooks' Fezzan Geoarchaeology website]
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[[Category:History of Sahara]]
[[Category:History of Libya]]
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