Politico e ufficiale della Lega achea, al termine della terza guerra macedonica Polibio fu deportato in Italia, con l'accusa di aver segretamente favorito la causa del sovrano macedone Perseo. A Roma, strinse amicizia con Scipione Emiliano e, nei lunghi anni del soggiorno obblig…
This book tells the story of the Christian religious movement led by Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita in the Kingdom of Kongo from 1704 until her death, by burning at the stake, in 1706. Beatriz, a young woman, claimed to be possessed by St Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, and…
The Development of States in West Central African to 1540 -- The Struggle for Ambundu and the Founding of Angola -- Ndongo and Portugal at War -- Queen Njinga's Struggle for Ndongo -- The Thirty Years' War Comes to Central Africa -- The Emergence of Lunda -- The Weight of Lunda …