Timici was a Phoenician, Numidian, and Roman town located in present-day Ain Matboul, Algeria [1] (between Sidi M'hamed Ben Ali and Taougrit).
Timici | |
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Location | Aïn Metboul, Sidi M'hamed Ben Ali |
Height | 500 |
Built | 4th century BC |
Demolished | 6th century |
Restored | 1th century[ clarification needed] |
Architectural style(s) | Punic and Roman |
Timici is a latinization of the town's Punic name 𐤕𐤌𐤊𐤉 (TMKY). [2] [1]
Timici means fire in tamazight
Timici minted its own bronze coins with Punic legends. [2]
Under the Romans, Timici was a native town (civitas) in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis. [3]
The town was previously identified with the ruins at Aïn Témouchent, [4] which were actually the remnants of Roman Albulae.
Timici was the seat of a Christian bishop in antiquity. Three of them appear in the surviving historical record. The title fell into abeyance during the Islamic conquest of the Maghreb but was revived as a Roman Catholic titular see ( Latin: Dioecesis Timicitana) in the 20th century. [5] [6]
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Plan de Timici Colonia (Aïn Temouchent)". (in French)