Benin City, the mighty medieval capital now lost without trace

Re:Benin City, the mighty medieval capital now lost without ... by ommunist on Friday March 18, 2016 @02:02PM (#11313604)

Slave trade kills cities and cultures.

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Re:Benin City, the mighty medieval capital now lost without ... by dalke on Saturday March 19, 2016 @03:46AM (#11317724)

Slave trade helped make Bristol and Liverpool prosperous, so it doesn't kill all cities.

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Re:Benin City, the mighty medieval capital now lost without ... by apalmer on Friday March 18, 2016 @08:26PM (#11316458)

Unfortunately although the practice is horrid, I dont see much to justify the claim

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Re:Benin City, the mighty medieval capital now lost without ... by wtbob on Friday March 18, 2016 @10:17PM (#11316904)

Back when the Brits were hell-bent on destroying the slave trade, being the capitol of a slave-trading culture was a good way to get destroyed.

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