- Agisymba was an African country four months travel south of the Fezzan in the Sahara.
- It was described by the Ancient Cartographers, Marinus of Tyre and Ptolemy.
Description
- The country was reported as having large animals and high mountains, and is thought to be the area around modern Lake Chad.
- Between 82-93 CE, the King of the Garamantes, a Roman Client Kingdom, claimed Lordship over Agisymba.
Marinus of Tyre and Ptolemy
- Marinus of Tyre (c.70-130 CE) was a Greek Cartographer, Geographer and Mathematician who worked between 100-130 CE, based in Tyre, Syria.
- The Roman Cartographer Ptolemy (90-168 CE) stated that he used Marinus’ Work to compile his own Ptolemy’s Geographia.
- Marinus constructed a World Map in 114 CE, with the southernmost Parallel of Latitude passing through an African country known as the Land of Agisymba, which was referred to as the Parallel of Agisymba.
Parallel of Agisymba
- This was the southernmost Parallel of Latitude on the World Map by Marinus, which passed through the Land of Agisymba.
Lake Chad