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1. *Herodotus' "Histories" (c. 440 BCE)*:
"...the river Bia, which flows from the west, and, after passing through the country of the Biafrur, falls into the ocean." (Book 4, Chapter 42)
Source: Herodotus, "The Histories" (translated by Robin Waterfield), Cambridge University Press, 1998.
1. *Strabo's "Geography" (c. 20 CE)*:
"...the Biafrur, a people living near the ocean, in the western parts of Africa..." (Book 17, Chapter 3)
Source: Strabo, "The Geography" (translated by H.L. Jones), Loeb Classical Library, 1933.
1. *Ptolemy's "Geographia" (c. 150 CE)*:
"...Biafra, a region in western Africa..." (Book 4, Chapter 6)
Source: Ptolemy, "The Geographia" (translated by Edward Luther Stevenson), Dover Publications, 1991.
_Nri:_
1. *Ibn Battuta's "Travels" (c. 1355 CE)*:
"...the kingdom of Nri, which is one of the most powerful kingdoms in the land of the blacks..." (Volume 4, Chapter 15)
Source: Ibn Battuta, "The Travels" (translated by H.A.R. Gibb), Routledge, 2005.
1. *Leo Africanus' "Description of Africa" (c. 1526 CE)*:
"...the kingdom of Nri, situated in the heart of Africa, is very powerful and populous..." (Book 9, Chapter 10)
Source: Leo Africanus, "The Description of Africa" (translated by John Pory), Hakluyt Society, 1896.
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