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The Algonquian Conquest of the Mediterranean Region of 11,500 Years Ago The Algonquian Conquest of the Mediterranean Region of 11,500 Years Ago by Samuel Poe PublishAmerica Baltimore © 2008 by Samuel Poe. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publishers, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review to be printed in a newspaper, magazine or journal. First printing All characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental. PublishAmerica has allowed this work to remain exactly as the author intended, verbatim, without editorial input. ISBN: 1-60563-847-1 PUBLISHED BY PUBLISHAMERICA, LLLP www.publishamerica.com Baltimore Printed in the United States of America Dedication I will dedicate this book to the Anishinabek and all other Native Americans who are paying an horrific price so their white brethren can live upon their beloved land. It is my belief that the white brethren of the Native Americans will soon abolish all Native American Reservations and Reserves so the white race does not have to deal with their Native American brethren. That event may occur shortly or it may occur at an later time, but that event is going to happen because the white brethren of the Native American has no honor whatsoever concerning their Native American brethren, who they have expressed in so many dishonorable acts that they will use those dishonorable acts to get what they want from their Native American brethren which, to no ones surprise, is centered on only greed. White people will reject this books subject because they are not willing to acknowledge the inevitable. As for Native Americans it will be extremely important for them to pass this book down to their descendants for if they don’t, it simply means that their white brethren will have successfully avoided the inevitable. Acknowledgment I would like to acknowledge William W. Warrens classic 19th century book “History of the Ojibway People,” because without Warrens valuable historical work I just may never have dared to admit that the Anishinabek are the Atlanteans from Atlantis. Future scholars will continue to refer to Warrens classic 19th century book “History of the Ojibway People,” when they research the worlds Totemic Systems or Caste Systems, and the bible as well. Warrens classic 19th century book is about the most valuable history book ever written. Although nearly everyone will not recognize William W. Warrens classic 19th century book “History of the Ojibway People,” those who are aware (even if they lack education) of the Anishinabek, will definitely want Warrens classic 19th century book about the history of the Anishinabek, a part of their book collections. Contents Chapter One Western Europe..................................................................9 Chapter Two Italy....................................................................................23 Chapter Three Pompeii..............................................................................33 Chapter Four The First Greeks...............................................................41 Chapter Five Northern Africa................................................................51 Chapter Six Egypt.................................................................................68 Chapter Seven The Middle East..............................................................77 Chapter Eight The Great Floods..............................................................85 Chapter Nine The End of Algonquian Rule...........................................92 Chapter Ten Other Possible Algonquian Colonies...............................172 Chapter Eleven The Legacy of the Atlanteans..........................................270 Western Europe My how busy our ancestors were so long ago civilizing the world. It may have been 11,500 years ago or even much further back in time (the Story of Atlantis does suggest in a way that the first Atlanteans possibly showed up in the Mediterranean Sea region, long before 11,500 years ago), when the first Algonquians arrived at the present location of western Europe. It may have been possible that north Africa was settled by the Algonquians first, yet I will start in western Europe to begin with, then include the rest of all of Europe, as I believe the Algonquians settled all of Europe. Great Britain was back during those days, part of the continent of Europe, because the ocean during those times was much lower than it is today apparently. The location of Great Britain is to many Atlantean believers, the actual location where the Atlanteans originated, and they believe it is from Great Britain that the Atlanteans eventually spread out into Europe, Africa and the Middle East, yet Atlantis was actually located much further westward along the eastern coastline of Canada and the United States. Stonehenge and the other ancient ruins in Great Britain, may of likely been constructed by the Atlanteans, and not constructed by Celtic people, as we are presently told. The climate of Great Britain during the ice age, was much colder than it is today, but from climate statistics of the present time, we know that because of the surrounding water, especially southern and western Great Britain, even during the ice age, were what we might want to consider, mild 11,500 years ago. It may have been possible that even during the ice age, the climate of Great Britain may have been warm enough to grow crops, but proving that is very difficult. It is at the present time, nearly an ideal climate in southern England for the existence of palm trees. Of course, the reason for the cool to mild climate of southern England, is the Atlantic gulf stream, which originates much further south in the Atlantic Ocean near the New World. If the gulf stream for some reason stops flowing, we may experience severe climate changes that will effect all of mankind, and sadly a great many people will lose their lives from starvation and diseases, as a result of much 9 SAMUEL POE colder weather. There may be more very ancient Atlantean ruins other than Stonehenge, if Stonehenge was constructed by the Atlanteans, located in Great Britain only a few feet under the soil waiting to be discovered if, as I believe, the Atlanteans settled what is now England. And, of course, at the present time many people believe that just off the coast there, could be more ancient ruins of some of the Atlantean settlements, and since England was part of Europe 11,500 years ago, they could be right. But the task of actually getting everything needed to discover ancient Atlantean settlements beneath all that water, will be extremely difficult and expensive. No doubt southern Europe, during the ice age, must of experienced severe cold weather, but the winters may have been much like the winters experienced in southern Canada and the northern Untied States, now. And temperatures well below zero must have been frequent during the winters there, during those ancient times, if there was indeed an ice age during those ancient times. Summers in southern Europe, during the ice age, certainly had to be warm, but not like the summers experienced there now. And certainly palm trees did not grow in southern Europe during the ice age. Southern Europe extended further south during the ice age than it does now. And obviously the Mediterranean Sea was smaller and looked very different during the ice age, compared to the present time. And obviously the Atlanteans found sailing the Mediterranean somewhat easier and faster than present navigators do, as a result of that smaller size. The fact of the existence of the Mediterranean Sea, is probably why the Atlanteans conquest (they were probably the late arriving Carthaginians) of the Mediterranean region, was so successful. We also have that humongous worldwide rainstorm mentioned in the bible which lasted 40 days, to also take into serious consideration as being responsible for not only the destruction of Atlantis, but also for the presence of the present day Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and the Great Lakes of the United States and Canada, including Cedar Lake, Great Slave Lake, Lake Athabasca, Lake Manitoba, Lake Winnepegosis, Lake Winnipeg and also Hudson Bay. In Canada alone, all those large Canadian lakes probably merged with Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes of Canada and the United States, to form one humongous body of freshwater. Over time, Hudson Bay eventually became saturated with the water of the Arctic Ocean. We need to search the entire area of Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, to the Arctic Ocean, to Hudson Bay, to the Great Lakes of Canada and the United States, for the existence of any possible ancient Atlantean ruins, for we do have historical climatic records which indicate that that region may 10 THE ALGONQUIAN CONQUEST OF THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION OF 11,500 YEARS AGO have been tropical 11,500 years ago. Sounds far too much like nonsense but it must be taken very seriously. Why? That entire region was at one time one humongous body of water, and once that humongous body of water began to recede, it may have buried those ancient Atlantean settlements with the soil of the earth. Much later, the Romans duplicated the Atlantean conquest (actually Rome’s Empire was larger than that of the Carthaginians) of the Mediterranean, and they were fortunate to have the Mediterranean Sea to aid them during their wars of conquest, as the Carthaginians did of course. We have no choice but to believe that the Atlantean conquest (again they were probably the Carthaginians) must of taken as long or even longer than the Romans conquest of the Mediterranean region, which commenced during Rome’s final battles to bring all of Italy under their control. Let us envision that there was no human population whatsoever anywhere around the Mediterranean Sea region, when the first wave of Algonquian settlers showed up (of course long before the Carthaginians), and the possibility that it may have taken only a few short decades for the Algonquians to colonize the entire Mediterranean Sea region.
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