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词条 Tipasa in Numidia
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{{hatnote|Not to be confused with the more famous Tipasa in Mauretania.}}

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.

Ruins

The chief ruin is Tipasa's extensive fortress, which had walls {{convert|3|m|0|sp=us}} thick.

References

Citations

Bibliography

  • {{citation |last=Head |first=Barclay |editor=Ed Snible |author2=G.F. Hill |author3=George MacDonald |author4=W. Wroth |display-authors=1 |display-editors=0 |url=http://snible.org/coins/hn/index.html |title=Historia Numorum |contribution=Numidia|contribution-url=http://snible.org/coins/hn/numidia.html |pp=884–887 |date=1911 |edition=2nd |location=Oxford |publisher=Clarendon Press |ref={{harvid|Head & al.|1911}} }}.
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