The incredible walls of Benin in Nigeria
The incredible walls of Benin in Nigeria
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Sources:
Guinness Book of World Records in 1974
Olfert Dapper – Description of Africa (1668): The Great Walls of Benin.
Portuguese explorer Duarte Pacheco Pereira travel notes (1472)
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Well….. Its not real so
Not real
The walls if Benin were not walls .. they were defensive ditches. Thats not a wall
LoL the wall was not built like that it was built with bricks and moter . The colonisers used canons to brake it down , u can shoot down drt
African History was erased by colonizers the oral history that survived was through the people, they really have no idea how great they were
The only time ye people ever pay attention to Africa is when you have lies to be telling
Benin empower is located in present day benin city, Edo state, southern Nigeria
fake news
I dont trust YT people telling ancient African history
There hasn't been any archeological evidence that the wall is real…People always claim that the wall was destroyed by Britain soldiers with explosives during Benin invasion which is false… because how many explosives will they possibly use to destroy a 10,000 miles thick magnificent tall wall as at 1880's…even to destroy that kind of wall with modern technology will cost millions of dollars!😂
Can’t believe this is only coming to my attention in the stone of my life😮😮❤❤
Why are you selling lies?
Where is the proof they were ever there ? Considering many expeditions had taken place there, some make have even drawn it or noted of their existence ?
I think your the last person to be talking about this, from what I've read, your ancestors destroyed most of it when they colonized the land!
Absolute Fantasy…its an Earth Ditch!
It really isnt good to invent a history that wasnt there.
https://youtu.be/7NdbgUxLkyY?si=F5N1ZCb3K6jLiY4P
And where exactly are the ruins of this supposed 10k miles worth of walls detritus from it being destroyed? Ive looked at satellite footage and some on the ground footage. 10k miles is an extreme exaggeration. More like 10 miles. The ruins are far less impressive than claimed. It's mainly just trenches or a moat.
"Walls" … it's a ditch
I've read that it's pretty much made up BS – get real
10,000 mile wall😂😂😂 It’s a ditch
Utter bullshit. How did ditches become walls?
I am author of the books: The Great Wall of Africa: The Empire of Benin’s 10,000 Mile Long Wall, The Real Wakandas of Africa and The Real Vibranium of Africa (by Maurice Miles Martinez). In the Great Wall of Africa, I discuss the Benin Bronzes and current issues around returning them from Museums. Most people are unaware that African people built a wall before transatlantic slavery in the Benin empire that is one of the most massive structures in the world. At 10,000 miles long, the Great Wall of Africa contains more material than all of the buildings in New York City’s Manhattan. If cut into 1 meter high blocks, it would wrap around the equator more than 65 times! It is arguably the planet’s greatest man-made structure. Yet, it has been ignored by historians. In my book The Great Wall of Africa: The Empire of Benin’s 10,000 Mile Long Wall, I explore the dimensions of the wall, the history of the Benin Empire’s Kings (Obas) and the stolen Benin Bronzes. These treasures that sit in the world’s museums amount to more than $14 Billion. Most people who read this book are left wondering why they never heard about the Great Wall of Africa in their history classes. The world needs more videos on this topic that explain that the stolen Benin bronzes need to be fully returned (not just a few of them).
Maurice Miles Martinez
Is that the wall built by the Queen Amina ?
I've got an entire fantasy kingdom based on the Benin and Yoruba peoples.