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The North African Berber kingdom of Numidia (202-40 BCE) was originally inhabited by a tribe (or federation of tribes) known as the Masaesyli, to the west, and a coalition of smaller tribes, known as the Massylii, to the east. The meaning...

Roman mosaic depicting Neptune in his chariot. The god brandishes his trident as he stands in his chariot, which is drawn by four sea horses. From the East Baths of Thamugadi (Timgad), dated to the 3rd century CE. Timgad Museum, Algeria.

The Severan Forum and Temple of the Gens Septimia were built outside the original city walls of Cuicul (modern Djémila in Algeria) in the early 3rd century CE. This Square of the Severan family (r. 193-235 CE), located at the heart of the...

The Indian Triumph of Dionysus mosaic once decorated a dining room (triclinium) in Setifis, a colony for Roman veterans founded during the reign of Nerva (r. 96-98 CE). The central panel of the mosaic depicts the triumphal return of Dionysus...

The museum of Timgad in Algeria is located at the entrance of the site. It contains a particularly impressive collection of more than 80 mosaics and other important artefacts found at the site. Among the masterpieces are the mosaic of Neptune...

Portrait head of Cleopatra Selene II (40 to c. 5 BCE), daughter of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII who became the queen of Mauretania upon her marriage to King Juba II of Numidia (48 BCE to 23 CE). Archaeological Museum of Cherchell (Musée...

A photograph showing Allied troops landing in Algeria, North Africa as part of Operation Torch, the Allied North Africa Landings of November 1942. (Imperial War Museums)

The Triumph of Venus mosaic was found at Khenchela (ancient Mascula, a Roman colony in Numidia) in Algeria. Venus is supported by two marine centaurs. Below are a hippocamp, a marine bull, and a fishing scene in which a fisherman lies on...

The Great Christian Basilica of Tipasa (modern Tipaza in Algeria), built around the 4th century CE, is the largest Christian building excavated in Roman Africa. Particularly impressive, the basilica is 58 m (190 ft) long and 42 m wide (137...

Like all Roman cities, Cuicul (modern Djémila in Algeria) was organised around its two main axes: decumanus (main east-west street) and cardo (main south-north street). At Cuicul, the Cardo Maximus was 5 m (16 ft) wide and bordered on both...