Capsa
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Capsa was an important ancient North African city in the Roman province of Byzacena, located in what is now modern-day Tunisia.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman city
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Gaius Marius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conquestDate | circa 106 BC ⓘ |
| coordinateApprox | 34.42 N, 8.78 E ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| currentEcclesiasticalStatus | Latin Catholic titular see ⓘ |
| describedAs | important ancient North African city ⓘ |
| diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Capsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
oasis agriculture
ⓘ
trade center ⓘ |
| hadStatus |
Roman colonia
ⓘ
Roman municipium ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
Roman ruins
ⓘ
baths ⓘ fortifications ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasFeature | oasis settlement ⓘ |
| hasModernSite | Gafsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | regional center in Byzacena ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Capsa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Capsa (Byzacena) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| laterLanguage |
Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berber languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Africa Proconsularis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzacena NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa ⓘ modern-day Tunisia ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Sallust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Bellum Iugurthinum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernName | Gafsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preRomanCulture | Numidian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provinceType | Roman province city ⓘ |
| region | Byzacena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of routes across southern Tunisia ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
antiquity ⓘ |
| wasColonia | true ⓘ |
| wasEpiscopalSee | true ⓘ |
| wasMunicipium | true ⓘ |
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