Tocolsida is a site in modern Morocco, with the remains of an ancient

castra In the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, the Latin word ''castrum'', plural ''castra'', was a military-related term. In Latin usage, the singular form ''castrum'' meant 'fort', while the plural form ''castra'' meant 'camp'. The singular and ...

from the Roman Province of Mauretania Tingitana, Roman Empire. The site, at 34.038013, −5.581250, is on the Wadi Rdem in the foot hills of the

Atlas Mountains The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. It separates the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; the name "Atlantic" is derived from the mountain range. It stretches around through Moroc ...

, south of Roman Volubilis. In antiquity it was on the

Limes Africanus The borders of the Roman Empire, which fluctuated throughout the empire's history, were realised as a combination of military roads and linked forts, natural frontiers (most notably the Rhine and Danube rivers) and man-made fortifications which ...

at the end of the Roman Road. near the modern village of

Tagourart Ain Karma Tocolsida is a site in modern Morocco, with the remains of an ancient castra from the Roman Province of Mauretania Tingitana, Roman Empire. The site, at 34.038013, −5.581250, is on the Wadi Rdem in the foot hills of the Atlas Mountains, south ...

just north of Meknes, and west of

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Tocolsida was one of the five fortresses built to defend the city of Volubilis and was active from 30 BC – AD300. Though some archaeology suggest occupation till the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb. The fort was mentioned on the

Antonine Itinerary The Antonine Itinerary ( la, Itinerarium Antonini Augusti, "The Itinerary of the Emperor Antoninus") is a famous ''itinerarium'', a register of the stations and distances along various roads. Seemingly based on official documents, possibly ...

. and Ptolemy's Geography. The

was founded under the emperor Antoninus Pius and housed squadrons of Gallic and Syrian

cavalry Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry ...

. There was an aqueduct, at Tocolosida. Tocolosida was excavated by the French in the early 20th century.Baradez, Jean, "Deux missions de recherche sur le limes de Tingitane." Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (1955) / Vol99 Num2 pp. 288–298 Tocolosida is also known as El-Jezira, Bled Takourart and Aïn Takourart.

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