Thamugadi
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: E.W.B. Fentress
Creators: E.W.B. Fentress
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Warner, R. Talbert, jfu
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Mar 12, 2023 02:03 PM
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History
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A Roman colonial town founded in the Aurès Mountains of Algeria by the Emperor Trajan around AD 100. The city's full name was Colonia Marciana Ulpia Traiana Thamugadi. Trajan named the city in commemoration of his mother Marcia, eldest sister Ulpia Marciana, and father Marcus Ulpius Traianus.
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https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/334636
35.4852165, 6.4682225
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 15111 (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- DARE Location (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- None
- Byzantine fortress at Timgad succeeds Thamugadi (unspecified date range)
- Unnamed aqueduct supplying Thamugadi connection Thamugadi (unspecified date range)
urban area, settlement
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 34 E2 Thamugadi
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Timgad
E.W.B. Fentress, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Warner, R. Talbert, and jfu, 'Thamugadi: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/334636> [accessed: 24 April 2025]
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