Great Zimbabwe - Wikipedia
WEBGreat Zimbabwe is a medieval city in the south-eastern hills of the modern country of Zimbabwe, near Lake Mutirikwe and the town of Masvingo. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe from the 13th century, having been settled in the 4th century AD. [1]
Great Zimbabwe - National Geographic Society
WEBOct 19, 2023 · Great Zimbabwe was a medieval African city known for its large circular wall and tower. It was part of a wealthy African trading empire that controlled much of the East African coast from the 11th to the 15th centuries C.E.
Great Zimbabwe | History, Significance, Ruins, Culture, & Facts
WEBGreat Zimbabwe, extensive stone ruins of an African Iron Age city. It lies in southeastern Zimbabwe, about 19 miles (30 km) southeast of Masvingo. The central area of ruins extends about 200 acres (80 hectares); it is the largest of more than 150 major stone ruins found in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Great Zimbabwe - World History Encyclopedia
WEBMar 14, 2019 · Great Zimbabwe is a ruined city near Masvingo, central Zimbabwe which was inhabited between c. 1100 to c. 1550 (flourishing c. 1300 - c. 1450) in the region’s Late Iron Age.
The ancient remains of Great Zimbabwe - BBC
WEBSep 26, 2022 · The ancient city of Great Zimbabwe was an engineering wonder. But archaeologists credited it to Phoenicians, Babylonians, Arabians – anyone but the Africans who actually built it.
Great Zimbabwe - History and Facts | History Hit
WEBJun 29, 2021 · Ancient City, Archaeological Park. Great Zimbabwe ruins are the remains of an incredible Iron Age and medieval city of the Bantu civilisation in Zimbabwe near Lake Mutirikwe. In fact,...
Mysteries of Great Zimbabwe | NOVA - PBS
WEBFeb 22, 2000 · Mysteries of Great Zimbabwe. The first whispered reports of a fabulous stone palace in the heart of southern Africa began dribbling into the coastal trading ports of Mozambique in the 16th...
Great Zimbabwe - Scientific American
WEBJan 1, 2005 · The country of Zimbabwe--formerly Rhodesia, until its independence from England in 1980--was named for this site. Like many ancient cities, Great Zimbabwe has been shrouded by legend.
Great Zimbabwe - Smarthistory
WEBGreat Zimbabwe has been described as “one of the most dramatic architectural landscapes in sub-Saharan Africa.” [1] It is the largest stone complex in Africa built before the modern era, aside from the monumental architecture of ancient Egypt .
Great Zimbabwe (11th–15th Century) - The Metropolitan Museum …
WEBBegun during the eleventh century A.D. by Bantu-speaking ancestors of the Shona, Great Zimbabwe was constructed and expanded for more than 300 years in a local style that eschewed rectilinearity for flowing curves.