Agisymba
Sign in to savethumb|right|400px|Map showing the "Agisymba" territory, during Roman explorations of Sub-Saharan Africa Agisymba () was an unidentified country located in Africa mentioned by Ptolemy in the middle of the 2nd century AD.
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thumb|right|400px|Map showing the "Agisymba" territory, during Roman explorations of Sub-Saharan Africa Agisymba () was an unidentified country located in Africa mentioned by Ptolemy in the middle of the 2nd century AD.
==Background== According to Ptolemy's writings, Agisymba was found a four months' journey south of Fezzan and was characterized by large animals, such as rhinoceroses and elephants, as well as many tall mountains. Agisymba was located near Lake Chad which at the time was much larger than it is today.