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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/CommentFamous503 on 2024-12-17 13:29:46+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Romans organized many expeditions in subsaharan Africa, western expeditions, which crossed the Sahara desert, reached as far south as modern Nigeria while eastern expeditions, which followed the Nile upstream in search of its source, went as far south as Uganda and likely reached Lake Victoria