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'''Thuburnica''' (sometimes called "Bullaregia") was a Roman city in Berber Africa. |
'''Thuburnica''' (sometimes called "Bullaregia") was a Roman city in Berber Africa. Actually it is called "El Kalâa", located near [[Chimtou]] (actual western [[Tunisia]]). |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[Caius Marius]] started the roman presence in Thuburnica allowing some of his veterans (called "Conditor coloniae" or founders of the colonia) to settle in a small ancient berber village just south of |
[[Caius Marius]] started the roman presence in Thuburnica allowing some of his veterans (called "Conditor coloniae" or founders of the colonia) to settle in a small ancient berber village just south of Tabarca, near the border between actual Tunisia and Algeria.<ref>[http://www.cassiciaco.it/navigazione/africa/tavole_geografiche/numidia.html Location of Thuburnica, south of Thabraca (actual Tabarca)]</ref> |
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A few decades later the emperor [[Augustus]] settled there some of his veterans creating officially a "roman colonia", ruled by "duumviros". Thuburnica was one the colonies created in connection with the ten colonies founded by emperor Augustus on or near the coast of ancient Mauretania with veterans of his legions. These Roman colonies were created for the retirement of the veterans of his legions, and were: Rusucurru, Tubusuctu, Igilgili, Saldae, Rusazu, Rusguniae, Aquae Calidae, Zuccabar, Gunugu and Cartenna. |
A few decades later the emperor [[Augustus]] settled there some of his veterans creating officially a "roman colonia", ruled by "duumviros". Thuburnica was one the colonies created in connection with the ten colonies founded by emperor Augustus on or near the coast of ancient Mauretania with veterans of his legions. These Roman colonies were created for the retirement of the veterans of his legions, and were: Rusucurru, Tubusuctu, Igilgili, Saldae, Rusazu, Rusguniae, Aquae Calidae, Zuccabar, Gunugu and Cartenna. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Thagaste]] |
* [[Thagaste]] |
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* [[Cuicul]] |
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* [[Hippo Regius]] |
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* [[Cirta]] |
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Revision as of 01:03, 16 August 2015
Thuburnica (sometimes called "Bullaregia") was a Roman city in Berber Africa. Actually it is called "El Kalâa", located near Chimtou (actual western Tunisia).
History
Caius Marius started the roman presence in Thuburnica allowing some of his veterans (called "Conditor coloniae" or founders of the colonia) to settle in a small ancient berber village just south of Tabarca, near the border between actual Tunisia and Algeria.[1]
A few decades later the emperor Augustus settled there some of his veterans creating officially a "roman colonia", ruled by "duumviros". Thuburnica was one the colonies created in connection with the ten colonies founded by emperor Augustus on or near the coast of ancient Mauretania with veterans of his legions. These Roman colonies were created for the retirement of the veterans of his legions, and were: Rusucurru, Tubusuctu, Igilgili, Saldae, Rusazu, Rusguniae, Aquae Calidae, Zuccabar, Gunugu and Cartenna.
The people of Thuburnica were members of the "Arnense" group/tribe. Most of the population of Thuburnica in the third century were descendants of the Roman legionaries and this fact made the city one of most romanised in ancient Mauretania. The Christian religion was the most important only in the fourth century[2]: paganism was worshipped -during Hadrian times- in a local temple dedicated to Ba'al Hammon[3], later destroyed and finally converted to church.
Thuburnica was put by Diocletianus on the border of Mauretania Sitifensis with Africa Proconsularis.
Thuburnica was conquered by the Vandals and reconquered by emperor Justinianus a century later (who built a fortification). After the Arab invasion of the second half of the seventh century, the city was destroyed and disappeared.
Actually only some ruins remain of Roman Thuburnica, but a local "Roman bridge" is still working in perfect conditions. The ruins are: a mausoleum, two arch, a temple, four cisterns, a thermae, an acqueduct and a small Byzantine fortification.
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Bibliography
- Prevost, Virginie. Les dernières communautés chrétiennes autochtones d’Afrique du Nord. Armand Colin ed. (p. 461-483)
- Smith Reid, James. The Municipalities of the Roman Empire The University of Michigan Press. Chicago, 1913