Messaâd
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Messad (sometimes Messaad; Template:Langx) is a town in Algeria. It was the Roman Castellum Dimmidi.
History
It is about Template:Convert south of Algiers. During the Roman period it was known as Castellum Dimmidi after the Romans under emperor Septimius Severus seized the settlement.[1] It is unclear if the second part of the name, Dimmidi, was a native name transliterated into Latin, or a new name given by the Romans.
As the Castellum (castle) implies, the settlement was a fortress along the Limes Tripolitanus, the southern border of the province of Numidia. It was a prosperous village and hosted a Roman garrison from roughly 198 to 240 AD.[2]
Messaad has a population of nearly 120,000 inhabitants.
See also
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References
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- ↑ Francois Decret, Early Christianity in North Africa (James Clarke & Co, 2011) p. 6
- ↑ Template:In lang Dr. Rebound, "Notes Archéologiques sur les Ruines de Djelfa", php4arab.com. URL last accessed on 8 May 2006. Template:Webarchive