Oba Ewuare I (Ewuare the Great) He dramatically increased the ... which is present-day Benin City. A wall was built around the capital and included moats for increased protection.

Edo legend says that no one in Benin had ever seen a horse before Oranmiyan ... It is large and square and surrounded by a wall. The court is divided into many palaces with separate houses and ...

Historians say Benin City, formerly known as Edo, boasted earthen walls longer than the Great Wall of China. Broadcaster and author Stephen Fry last week shared a petition encouraging the museum ...