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Obba may refer to: * Obba (town), an ancient town and former bishopric in the Roman province of Africa, now a Latin Catholic titular see * Oba (goddess), a Yoruba goddess ; Biology * Obba (fungus), ''Obba'' (fungus), a fungus genus in the order Polyporales * Obba (gastropod), ''Obba'' (gastropod), a genus of land snail in the family Camaenidae * ''Obba'', a synonym for ''Ugia'', a genus of moths ; People * Obba Babatundé (born 1950), American stage and movie actor * Hatem Obba (born 1991), Tunisian volleyball player See also * Oba (other) {{disambiguation, given name, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obba (town)
Obba was an Ancient town in Roman North Africa. It is now a Latin Catholic titular see. Location Obba was near Carthage, in modern Tunisia, and is placed in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis by the ''Annuario Pontificio''. Sophrone Pétridès is a lone voice in placing it in the split-off Roman province of Byzacena, further south. According to the ''Catholic Encyclopaedia'', it is the modern Ebba. (Abbah Quşūr?) Pétridès says the town was situated on the highway from Carthage to Theveste (modern Tebessa), seven miles from Lares (now Lorbeus) and sixteen miles from Altiburus (Henshir Medina). Werner Huß sees as the most likely location modern Henchir Bou Djaoua or Henchir Merkeb en-Nabi. History Polybius mentions the town, under the name of ''Abba'', as the place Syphax retreated to in the Second Punic War (218-201 BC) after Numidian king Masinissa and the Romans burned his camp near Utica, Tunisia, Utica, and Livy mentions it as where Syphax linked up with a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |