词条 | Tipasa in Numidia |
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Tipasa, distinguished as Tipasa in Numidia, was a town in the Roman province of Numidia in North Africa. Its ruins are located {{convert|957|m|sp=us}} above sea level near present-day Tifesh in Constantine Province, Algeria, {{convert|88|km|sp=us}} south of Annaba. History{{further|Maghreb placename etymology}}Tipasa was a Carthaginian trading post under the name {{sc|ṭpʿtn}} ({{lang-xpu|𐤈𐤐𐤏𐤕𐤍}}).{{sfnp|Head & al.|1911|p=886}} It was connected with the port Hippo Regius by a road; they struck their coins in common.{{sfnp|Head & al.|1911|p=886}} It was taken over by the Roman Republic at some point after the Punic Wars. RuinsThe chief ruin is Tipasa's extensive fortress, which had walls {{convert|3|m|0|sp=us}} thick. ReferencesCitationsBibliography
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