Roman Africa
Mediterranean's southern provinces
Roman Africa refers to the territories in North Africa under Roman control, roughly corresponding to modern Tunisia, coastal Algeria, and parts of Libya and Morocco.
The region was vital to Rome as a grain supplier—particularly the province of Africa Proconsularis, centered on Carthage after its destruction and rebuilding.
Roman Africa produced much of the empire's wheat.
- Punic WarsRome-Carthage military trilogy
- CarthagePhoenician colony that challenged Rome
- olive oilFruit-pressed culinary fat
- Latin languageClassical Mediterranean language
- aqueductsChannels conveying water distances
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- Roman studiesAugustus, Caesar, Cicero, emperors, consuls
- MaghrebAlgeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Maghreb
- Tunisian HistoryCarthage, Hannibal, Tunis, Punic Wars, Phoenicians
- African ChristianityAugustine, Carthage, Copts, desert fathers, St. Augustine
- Maghreb HistoryMorocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Algiers, Marrakech
- Ancient AfricaEgypt, Nubia, Kush, Carthage, pharaoh