HOW ROME DESTROYED NORTH AFRICA - Ernest L Martin - June 1971

Ernest L Martin

North Africa was once a prosperous part of the Roman Empire - called the "granary of the world." Much of it now is desert. The destruction of North Africa has some lessons for us today. Casablanca, Morocco In spite of what one might think of the virtues or ills of ancient Rome, a central fact must be recognized by all: The Roman Empire was blessed with some of the fairest portions of land on the earth. In the first Christian century, the regions of Asia Minor, Syria and Pales- tine were at the height of prosperity. Egypt raised great quantities of food for the population at Rome. Gaul (France) and Spain were wonderfully productive countries. But above all, in its abundance of agricultural land and in its production of quality food, North Africa stood unrivalled! Here were beautiful snow-capped mountains, thickly covered with enormous trees of spectacular girth. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library