Why would Mansa Musa choose a route to Mecca that took him through Taghazai

He wanted the salt that could be used throughout the trip for taste, nutrition, dehydration, and food preparation.

theodore roosevelt challenged william to a duel, whoever won, got their policy sent to congress. it ended up in a stalemate, and both men were injured and sent to the hospital.

it took two men to wrestle rome back from chaos and turn a republic into an empire. in the first century bc, rome was a republic. power lay in the hands of the senate, elected by roman citizens. but the senators were fighting for power between themselves.