Julius Caesar and Alex the Great were both military leaders...........Julius Caesar also wrote a good deal of travel info.......cultural anthropology about the people he met in modern day Germany, France, Egypt, etc.....................

So was Mansa Musa......

FSI | SPICE - The Spread of Islam in West Africa: Containment, Mixing ...

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Trade between West Africa and the Mediterranean predated Islam, however, North .... During the 13th century, Mansa Musa conquered the Kingdom of Gao.

West African Kingdoms - Kura Hulanda

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Other important cities of Mali were Timbuktu, Djennée en Oualata; trade centres ... The empire reached its Golden Age with the rule Mansa Musa, King Moses, .... bridles, ... and spices also are sold at a high r..