In which modern country is the ancient Roman province of Africa?
"factions were vying for control of the province by means of force. Governors are directly chosen by the Emperors, without Roman Senate approval. Africa (Roman province) Africa Proconsularis was a Roman province on the northwest African coast that was established in 146 BC following the defeat of Carthage in the Third Punic War. It roughly comprised the territory of present-day Tunisia, the northeast of Algeria, and the coast of western Libya along the Gulf of Sirte. The territory was originally inhabited by Berber people, known in Latin as ""Mauri"" (English: Moor; Spanish: Moro) indigenous to all of North Africa west"
"in the 8th century until its conquest by the Roman Republic. It was one of the wealthiest provinces in the western part of the Roman empire, second only to Italia. Apart from the city of Carthage, other large settlements in the province were Hadrumetum (modern Sousse, Tunisia), capital of Byzacena, and Hippo Regius (modern Annaba, Algeria). Rome's first province in northwest Africa was established by the Roman Republic in 146 BC, following its defeat of Carthage in the Third Punic War. ""Africa Proconsularis"" or ""Africa Vetus"" (Old Africa), was governed by a proconsul. It is possible that the name ""Africa"""
"Bałabuch of Poland. Aurusuliana Aurusuliana was a Roman Era city located in what was the Roman Province of Byzacena (Roman North Africa) and today modern Tunisia. The exact site of the city remains unknown and a source of some controversy. It is now generally considered to have been in Tunisia, in the territory of Henchir-Guennara, but Bingham thought it in Tripoliana while others thought Numidia. The city was also the seat of an ancient Christian Bishopric. and one Bishop Habettus is known from antiquity. The diocese survives today as a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church and the current"
"Aurusuliana Aurusuliana was a Roman Era city located in what was the Roman Province of Byzacena (Roman North Africa) and today modern Tunisia. The exact site of the city remains unknown and a source of some controversy. It is now generally considered to have been in Tunisia, in the territory of Henchir-Guennara, but Bingham thought it in Tripoliana while others thought Numidia. The city was also the seat of an ancient Christian Bishopric. and one Bishop Habettus is known from antiquity. The diocese survives today as a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church and the current bishop is Adam"
"1997. Temuniana Temuniana was a Roman town of Roman North Africa which existed during the Vandal Kingdom, Byzantine Empire and Roman Empire. The Roman town of Temuniana has been tentatively identified with ruins at Henchir-Temounia, in Tunisia., in Tunisia. These ruins include many subterranean cisterns, There are also remains of pipes and dams. Temuniana was also the seat of an ancient Catholic diocese There are three bishops of antiquity known from the town: Today the bishopric survives as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. The current bishop is Robert Anthony Brucato who replaced Peter Joseph Connors of Ballarat"
"North Africa during Antiquity The History of North Africa during the period of Classical Antiquity (c. 8th century BCE – 5th century CE) can be divided roughly into the history of Egypt in the east, the history of Ancient Libya in the middle and the history of Numidia and Mauretania in the West. The Roman Republic established the province of Africa in 146 BCE after the defeat of Carthage. The Roman Empire eventually controlled the entire Mediterranean coast of Africa, adding Egypt in 30 BCE, Creta et Cyrenaica in 20 BCE, and Mauretania in CE 44. Initially, in the east,"
"It later alternated between being a Roman province and being a Roman client state. The polity was located on the eastern border of modern Algeria, bordered by the Roman province of Mauretania (in modern Algeria and Morocco) to the west, the Roman province of Africa (modern Tunisia) to the east, the Mediterranean to the north, and the Sahara Desert to the south. Its people were the Numidians. The name ""Numidia"" was first applied by Polybius and other historians during the third century BC to indicate the territory west of Carthage, including the entire north of Algeria as far as the"
"Byzacena Byzacena was a Late Roman province in the central part of Roman North Africa, which is now roughly Tunisia, split off from Africa Proconsularis. At the end of the 3rd century AD, the Roman emperor Diocletian divided the great Roman province of Africa Proconsularis into three smaller provinces: ""Zeugitana"" in the north, still governed by a proconsul and referred to as Proconsularis; ""Byzacena"" to its adjacent south, and ""Tripolitania"" to its adjacent south, roughly corresponding to southeast Tunisia and northwest Libya. Byzacena corresponded roughly to eastern Tunisia or the modern Tunisian region of Sahel. Hadrumetum (modern Sousse) became the"
"of Salzburg, Austria. resigned in October 2017. Libertina Libertina was a town of the Roman province of Byzacena in North Africa during the Roman Empire. The town is tentatively identified with ruins near Souc-El-Arba, Tunisia. The town was also the seat of a Christian bishopric, which survives as an ancient suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church in North Africa. During the 5th century the Catholic Bishop Victor and his Donatist rival, bishop Januarius, exchanged heated words at the Council of Carthage in 411. There appears to have been sectarian violence in Libertina during the lead up to"
"a Christian bishopric. which survives today as a titular bishopric of the Catholic province of Proconsolare; with Silvio José Báez Ortega of Nicaragua as the current bishop. Diocese of Ziqua Diocese of Ziqua is a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church in North Africa. Ziqua was an ancient Roman town of classical antiquity, in Roman North Africa, during the Roman Empire. It was on the road from the port at Neopolis to Thabbora in the hinterland, and is today identified with ruins at Henchir-Belaiet in Tunisia, and has given its name to the town of Zaghouan nearby. The ancient"
"continued as far as Guinea or even Gabon. However, Robin Law notes that some commentators have argued that Hanno exploration have taken him no further than southern Morocco. ""Africa"" is named for the Afri people who settled in the area of current-day Tunisia. The Roman province of Africa spanned the Mediterranean coast of what is now Libya, Tunisia and Algeria. The parts of North Africa north of the Sahara were well known in antiquity. Prior to the 2nd century BC, however, Greek geographers were unaware that the land mass then known as Libya expanded south of the Sahara, assuming that"
"Numidia (Roman province) Numidia was a Roman province on the North African coast, comprising roughly the territory of northeast Algeria. Eastern Numidia was annexed in 46 BC to create a new Roman province, Africa Nova. Western Numidia was also annexed after the death of its last king, Arabio, in 40 BC, and the two provinces were united with Tripolitana by Emperor Augustus, to create Africa Proconsularis. In AD 40, the western portion of Africa Proconsularis, including its legionary garrison, was placed under an imperial ""legatus"", and in effect became a separate province of Numidia, though the ""legatus"" of Numidia remained"
"Reperi Reperi was an ancient Roman town of Roman North Africa, in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis. The exact location of the ancient town is now unknown, but is surmised to have been in northern Algeria. The town seems to have lasted until the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb. The town was the seat of an ancient bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church called ""Dioecesis Reperitana"" which survives as a titular bishopric. Bishop Geliano, Reperi attended the synod assembled in Carthage in 484 by Vandal King, Huneric, after which the bishop was exiled. The current bishop is George James"
"by the Vandal King Huneric in 484AD. The current Bishop is Roger William Gries of the United States. Præsidium Præsidium also known as Praesidium Diolele was a town of the Roman Province of Byzacena in North Africa during the Roman Empire. The location of the town was lost for some time though it is tentatively identified with the ruins at Henchir-Somâa. Fulgentius of Ruspe was from near this town. The town was also the seat of a Christian bishopric, Praesidium, which survives today as an ancient suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church in North Africa. The bishopric"
"Spain . The diocese remains today a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of Carthage. Turris in Proconsulari Turris in Proconsulari is an ancient settlement of Roman North Africa in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis. The location is unknown but believed to be in the territory of Henchir-Mest, northern Tunisia. The city was also the seat of an ancient bishopric. Very little is known of the diocese, as neither the location of the cathedra nor any bishops' names have come to us. The name may derive from ""Turris Turris Annibalis"", suffragan of Carthage, though"
"Obba (town) Obba was an Ancient town in Roman North Africa. It is now a Latin Catholic titular see. Obba was near Carthage, in modern Tunisia, and is placed in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis by the ""Annuario Pontificio"". Sophrone Pétridès is a lone voice in placing it in the split-off Roman province of Byzacena, further south. According to the ""Catholic Encyclopaedia"", it is the modern Ebba. (Abbah Quşūr?) Pétridès says the town was situated on the highway from Carthage to Theveste (modern Tebessa), seven miles from Lares (now Lorbeus) and sixteen miles from Altiburus (Henshir Medina). Werner Huß"
"Utimma Utimma was an ancient city in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis (now northern Tunisia ) during the Byzantine and Roman Empires. the exact location of Utimma is lost to history but it is believed to be between Sidi Medien and Henchir-Reoucha in Tunisia. The town of Utimma was also the home of a suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. There are two known bishops of this diocese both attendee at the Council of Carthage (411), the Catholic Ottavio and Donatist Bonifacio. Today Utimma survives as a titular bishopric, the current bishop is Theodorus van Ruijven."
"Utimma Utimma was an ancient city in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis (now northern Tunisia ) during the Byzantine and Roman Empires. the exact location of Utimma is lost to history but it is believed to be between Sidi Medien and Henchir-Reoucha in Tunisia. The town of Utimma was also the home of a suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. There are two known bishops of this diocese both attendee at the Council of Carthage (411), the Catholic Ottavio and Donatist Bonifacio. Today Utimma survives as a titular bishopric, the current bishop is Theodorus van Ruijven."
"Temuniana Temuniana was a Roman town of Roman North Africa which existed during the Vandal Kingdom, Byzantine Empire and Roman Empire. The Roman town of Temuniana has been tentatively identified with ruins at Henchir-Temounia, in Tunisia., in Tunisia. These ruins include many subterranean cisterns, There are also remains of pipes and dams. Temuniana was also the seat of an ancient Catholic diocese There are three bishops of antiquity known from the town: Today the bishopric survives as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. The current bishop is Robert Anthony Brucato who replaced Peter Joseph Connors of Ballarat in"
"Pupput Pupput, also spelled ""Putput"", ""Pudput"", ""Pulpud"" and ""Pulpite"" in Latin, sometimes located in Souk el-Obiod ou Souk el-Abiod ( or ""white market""), is a Colonia in the Roman province of Africa which has been equated with an archaeological site in modern Tunisia. It is situated on the coast near the town of Hammamet, between the two wadis of Temad (or el-Thimad) to the north and Moussa to the south. Much of the Pupput is buried under modern holiday developments which have been built over the major part of the site. This agricultural region, densely occupied in classical antiquity, has"
"Libertina Libertina was a town of the Roman province of Byzacena in North Africa during the Roman Empire. The town is tentatively identified with ruins near Souc-El-Arba, Tunisia. The town was also the seat of a Christian bishopric, which survives as an ancient suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church in North Africa. During the 5th century the Catholic Bishop Victor and his Donatist rival, bishop Januarius, exchanged heated words at the Council of Carthage in 411. There appears to have been sectarian violence in Libertina during the lead up to the council. The current bishop Andreas Laun"
"current Bishop is Celmo Lazzari, of San Miguel de Sucumbíos. Henchir-Khachoum Henchir-Khachoum is a locality and series of archaeological sites in Sidi Bouzid Governorate modern Tunisia. The ruins are strewn along a tributary of the Oued El Hatech river east of Sbeitla. During the Roman Empire there was a Roman town of the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis, called Muzuca, one of two North African towns to bare that name. In antiquity the town was also the seat of a Christian bishopric, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Carthage. There are three documented bishops of Muzuca. Today Muzuca in Proconsulari survives"
"the highland regions, which relegates to a secondary role the strategic importance of the Roman city of Djemila, the ancient Cuicui, in the wilaya of Setif because of its remoteness from the centers Of Roman power. At the time of the Roman presence in Africa, the city bore the name ofAuzia. The remains of a theater have been spotted there.It is the location of the Roman city Auzia, in the province Mauretania Caesariensis. The name Auzia is still used as a Roman Catholic titular bishopric. Then, Auzia was part of the division of the Roman Empire of North Africa. Its"
"Rassas, of Chicago.. Reperi Reperi was an ancient Roman town of Roman North Africa, in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis. The exact location of the ancient town is now unknown, but is surmised to have been in northern Algeria. The town seems to have lasted until the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb. The town was the seat of an ancient bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church called ""Dioecesis Reperitana"" which survives as a titular bishopric. Bishop Geliano, Reperi attended the synod assembled in Carthage in 484 by Vandal King, Huneric, after which the bishop was exiled. The current bishop"
"Albulae Albulae is an ancient city and former bishopric in Roman Africa. It remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. It is identified with the modern town of Ain Temouchent, in present Algeria, near the Moroccan border. Albulae was a Roman settlement in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis, whose site is now occupied by Aïn Témouchent in western Algeria. Albulae was made of a Roman fort and a vicus (small village-city) populated by romanised Berbers. It was founded by Hadrian in 119 AD with the name ""Proesidium Sufative"", and renamed one century later as Albulae (or ""albine"""
"conquest of the area. Later Romance languages to arrive in the continent (notably Ladino, French and Portuguese) are not covered by this article. The Roman province of Africa was organized in 146 BC following the defeat of Carthage in the Third Punic War. Carthage, destroyed following the war, was rebuilt in the dictatorship of Julius Caesar as a Roman colony. In the time of the Roman Empire, the province had become populous and prosperous, and Carthage was the second-largest Latin-speaking city in the Empire. Latin was, however, largely an urban and coastal speech; Carthaginian Punic continued to be spoken in"
"following the refusal by Carthage to alter the terms of its agreement with Rome. Roman armies again came to Africa and lay siege to the ancient and magnificent city of Carthage, which rejected negotiations. Eventually, the end came; Carthage was destroyed and its citizens enslaved. Afterward The region (modern Tunisia) was annexed by the Roman Republic as the Province of Africa. Carthage itself was eventually rebuilt by the Romans. Long after the fall of Rome, the city of Carthage would be again destroyed. The Province (basically what is now Tunisia and coastal regions to the east) became the scene of"
"of the Roman Catholic Church. Thuccabora Touccabeur, known in ancient times as Thuccabora, is a railway town and archaeological site in northern Tunisia. It is located in the Medjerda valley, outside of Bou Salem. Touccabeur is located in the Medjerda valley at 36.45N, 8.66E, outside of Bou Salem. In antiquity, Thuccabora was a Roman–Berber ""civitas"" in the province of Africa Proconsularis. The stone ruins of the city lie near the modern town, and include inscriptions from the reign of Commodus. Inscriptions from the reign of Commodus. During the Roman Empire Thuccabora was the seat of an ancient bishopric which survives"
"Diocese of Numida Numida was an ancient Roman town in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis. It was located in modern northern Algeria. The town was also the seat of an ancient Christian diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, of which very little is known. That Diocese survives today as a titular bishopric. The location of the classical antiquity has been lost since the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, and all that remains is the titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church that was once centered in that town. Today Numida survives as a titular bishopric and the current archbishop,"
"rooted. In 27 BC, when the Republic had transformed into an Empire, the province of Africa began its Imperial occupation under Roman rule. Several political and provincial reforms were implemented by Augustus and later by Caligula, but Claudius finalized the territorial divisions into official Roman provinces. Africa was a senatorial province. After Diocletian's administrative reforms, it was split into ""Africa Zeugitana"" (which retained the name ""Africa Proconsularis"", as it was governed by a proconsul) in the north; ""Africa Byzacena"" to its adjacent south (corresponding to eastern Tunisia), and ""Africa Tripolitania"" to its adjacent south (corresponding to southern Tunisia and northwest"
"Gratiana, Africa Gratiana was an ancient city and bishopric in Roman Africa, which remains a latin catholic titular see. Today Gratiana survives as a titular bishopric and the current archbishop, personal title, is Francisco Escalante Molina, apostolic nuncio to the Republic of the Congo and Gabon. He replaced Luigi Conti in 2015. Gratiana, in modern Tunisia, was among the many towns of sufficient importance in the Roman province of Byzacena to become a suffragan of Carthage, but would completely fade, plausibly at the 7th century advent of Islam. During the Roman Empire the bishopric was centered on a town(now lost"
"and bishopric of Puppi has been tentatively identified with this site at Souk el-Abiod. Pupput Pupput, also spelled ""Putput"", ""Pudput"", ""Pulpud"" and ""Pulpite"" in Latin, sometimes located in Souk el-Obiod ou Souk el-Abiod ( or ""white market""), is a Colonia in the Roman province of Africa which has been equated with an archaeological site in modern Tunisia. It is situated on the coast near the town of Hammamet, between the two wadis of Temad (or el-Thimad) to the north and Moussa to the south. Much of the Pupput is buried under modern holiday developments which have been built over the"
"Bida (North Africa) Bida is a former Ancient city and bishopric in Roman Africa, now a Latin Catholic titular see. Its presumed location are the ruins at present Djemaa Sahridj in modern Algeria. The city was important enough in the Roman province of Numidia to become a suffragan bishopric of its capital's Metropolitan Archbishop, but was to fade. Campanus represented Bida at the Council of Carthage (424). The diocese was nominally restored as a Latin Catholic titular bishopric in the 17th century as Bitha or Bita, renamed Bida in 1923–25. It has had the following incumbents, all of the lowest"