Africa Proconsularis

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Roman province former administrative territorial entity

Africa Proconsularis was a wealthy Roman province in North Africa, centered on modern-day Tunisia and parts of Libya, known for its prosperous cities, agriculture, and strategic importance to the Roman Empire.

Aliases (5)

Roman Africa ×3
Roman province of Africa Proconsularis ×3
Roman North Africa ×2
Roman province of Africa ×2
Roman province of Africa (historical context) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman province → former administrative territorial entity →
abolishedBy	Byzantine administrative reforms →
borderedBy	Mare Internum → Numidia →
capital	Carthage →
continent	Africa →
correspondsToModernTerritory	Tunisia → parts of Algeria → parts of Libya →
culturalInfluence	Berber culture → Punic heritage → Roman culture →
economy	agriculture-based economy →
establishedAfter	Third Punic War → destruction of Carthage →
establishedBy	Roman Republic →
establishedInCentury	2nd century BC →
governedBy	proconsul →
hadInfrastructure	Roman roads → amphitheatres → aqueducts →
hasPart	Byzacena → Tripolitania → Zeugitana →
knownFor	grain production → olive oil production → strategic importance for Rome → wealthy cities →
languageUsed	Greek → Latin → Punic →
locatedIn	North Africa → Roman Empire →
majorCity	Carthage → Hadrumetum → Hippo Regius → Thysdrus → Utica →
notableResident	Augustine of Hippo → Cyprian of Carthage → Tertullian →
partOf	Diocese of Africa →
producedFor	annona of Rome →
religion	Christianity → Roman paganism → local Berber religions →
reorganizedInCentury	3rd century AD →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Council of Carthage (418) ("Roman Africa") → Severan basilica ("Roman province of Africa Proconsularis") → Temple of Juno Caelestis → Thysdrus →	locatedIn
El Jem ("Roman province of Africa (historical context)") → El Jem Amphitheatre ("Roman Africa") → Sabratha → Thysdrus ("Roman province of Africa") →	partOf
Septimius Severus → St. Augustine ("Roman North Africa") → Tertullian ("Roman Africa") →	birthPlace
Leptis Magna →	ancientProvince
Berbers ("Roman North Africa") →	associatedWith
Temple of Mercury (Dougga) ("Roman province of Africa Proconsularis") →	belongsTo
Numidia →	borders
Genseric ("Roman province of Africa Proconsularis") →	conquered
Vandals ("Roman province of Africa") →	enteredRegion
Dougga →	locatedInHistoricalRegion
Thagaste →	province
Hippo Regius →	provinceDuringRomanPeriod
Temple of Juno Caelestis →	provinceInRomanPeriod
Temple of Saturn (Dougga) →	region
Vandalic War in North Africa →	theatre
Sermo Vulgaris →	usedInRegion