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The ancient Greeks and Romans called "Libya" the continent south of the Mediterranean, west of the Nile, while "Africa" roughly referred to today's Tunisia. When did the term "Africa" start referring to the whole continent and why it replaced "Libya" which now refers to a limited area?

by /u/Connacht_89 in /r/AskHistorians

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