Byzacena
Roman province located in modern-day Tunisia
Provincia Byzacena
ἐπαρχία Βυζακινῆς |
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Province of the Byzantine Empire | ||||||||
c. 293–698 | ||||||||
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Capital | Hadrumetum | |||||||
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Historical era | Antiquity | |||||||
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Division by
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Today part of | Tunisia |
Byzacena (or Byzacium ) ( Ancient Greek : Βυζάκιον , Byzakion ) [1] was a Late Roman province in the central part of Roman North Africa , which is now roughly Tunisia , split off from Africa Proconsularis .
History
At the end of the 3rd century AD, the Roman emperor Diocletian divided the great Roman province of Africa Proconsularis into three smaller provinces: Zeugitana in the north, still governed by a proconsul and referred to as Proconsularis; Byzacena to its adjacent south, and Tripolitania to its adjacent south, roughly corresponding to southeast Tunisia and northwest Libya . Byzacena corresponded roughly to eastern Tunisia or the modern Tunisian region of Sahel .
Hadrumetum (modern Sousse ) became the capital of the newly made province, whose governor had the rank of consularis . At this period the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Byzacena was, after the great metropolis Carthage , the most important city in Roman (North) Africa west of Egypt and its Patriarch of Alexandria .
Episcopal sees
Ancient episcopal sees of Byzacena listed in the Annuario Pontificio as titular sees : [2]
- Abaradira
- Abari
- Abidda ( ruins of Ksour-Abbeda )
- Acholla (Henchir-El-Alia)
- Aeliae (Henchir-Mraba? Henchir-Merelma )
- Africa (Mahdia)
- Afufenia
- Aggar
- Aggersel (Abd-Er-Rahman-El-Garis? Tacrouna?)
- Ammaedara (Haïdra)
- Amudarsa (in the plain of Saïda)
- Ancusa
- Aquae Albae in Byzacena (in Gabès Governorate)
- Aquae in Byzacena (in Gabès Governorate)
- Aquae Regiae ( Henchir-Baboucha ?)
- Aurusuliana (in the territory of Henchir-Guennara)
- Ausafa
- Autenti
- Auzegera
- Bahanna (Henchir-Nebahna, ruins at Dhorbania?) [3]
- Bararus (Henchir-Ronga, Rougga)
- Bassiana
- Bavagaliana
- Bennefa (Oglet-Khefifa)
- Bladia (Henchir-Baldia?)
- Buleliana
- Cabarasussi (Drâa-Bellouan)
- Carcabia
- Cariana
- Cebarades
- Cenculiana
- Cercina ( Kerkennah Islands )
- Cibaliana
- Cillium alias Colonia Cillilana (Kasserine)
- Crepedula
- Cufruta
- Chusira (Kessera)
- Decoriana
- Dices (Henchir-Sidi-Salah, Sadic?)
- Dionysiana
- Drua ( Henchir-Bou-Driès )
- Dura (Titular See)
- Edistiana
- Egnatia
- Febiana
- Feradi Maius (Henchir-El-Ferada?)
- Feradi Minus
- Filaca
- Fissiana (in the plain of Foussana?)
- Foratiana
- Forontoniana ( Henchir-Bir-El-Menadka ?)
- Gaguari
- Garriana (Henchir-El-Garra)
- Gemellae in Byzacena (Sidi-Aïch)
- Germaniciana (ruins of Ksour-El-Maïeta? Melloul? ruins of Hadjeh-El-Aïoun ?)
- Gratiana
- Gubaliana (ruins of Djebeliana? ruins of Henchir-Goubel?)
- Gummi in Byzacena (Henchir-Gelama?, Henchir-El-Senem)
- Gurza (Kalâa Kebira)
- Hadrumetum (Sousse), the Metropolitan Archbishopric
- Hermiana
- Hierpiniana
- Hirina
- Horrea Coelia (Hergla)
- Iubaltiana (at Kairouan )
- Iunca in Byzacena (Ounga)
- Leptiminus
- Limisa (Henchir-Boudja)
- Macon
- Macriana Maior
- Macriana Minor
- Mactaris
- Madarsuma (Henchir-Bou-Doukhane?)
- Maraguia (ruins of Ksar-Margui?)
- Marazanae (Henchir-Guennara)
- Marazanae Regiae
- Masclianae (ruins of Hadjeb-El-Aioun ?)
- Materiana
- Maximiana in Byzacena (near Sousse )
- Mediana (Bishopric)
- Menefessi (Henchir-Djemmiah)
- Mibiarca
- Midica (near Sfax )
- Mididi (Henchir-Medded, Midid)
- Mimiana
- Mozotcori
- Munatiana
- Mutia (Henchir-El-Gheria, Henchir-Furna)
- Muzuca in Byzacena (Henchir-Besra)
- Nara (Bir El Hafey)
- Nationa
- Nepte (Nafta)
- Octaba
- Octabia
- Pederodiana (Oum-Federa, Fodra?)
- Precausa
- Praesidium ( Somâa )
- Putia in Byzacena (Bir-Abdallah?)
- Quaestoriana
- Rufiniana
- Ruspae
- Rusticiana
- Sassura (Henchir Es-Zaouadi)
- Scebatiana
- Segermes
- Selendeta
- Septimunicia (ruins of Oglet-El-Metnem? Henchir-El-Bliaa?)
- Severiana
- Sufes
- Sufetula
- Suliana
- Sullectum (Salacia)
- Tabalta (Henchir-Gourghebi?)
- Tagarbala ( Bordj-Tamra , Tamera)
- Tagaria
- Tagase
- Talaptula
- Tamalluma (Oasis of Telmin )
- Tamata
- Tamazeni
- Tambeae (in the region of Aïn-Beida and Henchir-Baboucha )
- Tanudaia
- Taparura
- Taraqua (Ksour-El-Khaoua?)
- Tarasa in Byzacena (near Djebel-Trozza ?)
- Temuniana ( Henchir-Temounia ?)
- Tetci
- Thagamuta (in the plain of Guemouda?)
- Thala
- Thapsus
- Thasbalta (in the valley of Segui?)
- Thelepte
- Thenae ( Thyna )
- Theuzi
- Thiges ( Bordj-Gourbata )
- Thucca Terenbenthina (Henchir Dougga)
- Thysdrus
- Tigias (Henchir-Taus, in the oasis of Kriz)
- Tiguala
- Trofimiana
- Tubulbaca (Teboulba?)
- Turrisblanda
- Turres in Byzacena (ruins of Tamarza ? ruins of Msilica?)
- Turris Tamalleni (ruins of Oum-Es-Samâa)
- Tusuros
- Unizibira (Henchir-Zembra?)
- Usula
- Uzita
- Valentiniana
- Vartana ( Srâa-Ouartane )
- Vassinassa
- Vegesela in Byzacena (Henchir-Recba)
- Vibiana
- Vicus Aterii (Bir el Ater)
- Victoriana
- Vicus Augusti (ruins of Sidi El Hani , Henchir-Sabra?)
- Vita (ruins of Beni-Derraj?)
- Zella (see) (Zaouila, suburb of Mahdia ? ruins of Zellez?)
See also
References
- ↑ Procopius, History of the Wars, §4.12
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1 ), "Sedi titolari", pp. 819-1013
- ↑ located at Latitude: 36.19392 - Longitude: 10.02064.
Sources and external links
- GCatholic - Tunisia
- Map of the Roman state according to the Compilation notitia dignitatum
- Place-names in the Compilation notitia dignitatum
Late Roman and Byzantine provinces
(4th–7th centuries AD)
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