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Uzinaza is an ancient
Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
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Berber Berber or Berbers may refer to: Ethnic group * Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa * Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages Places * Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile People with the surname * Ady Berber (1913–196 ...
city located in present-day
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. It is located in the modern commune of
Saneg Saneg is a town and commune in Médéa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it had a population of 3,120. The Roman town of Uzinaza Uzinaza is an ancient Roman- Berber city located in present-day Algeria. It is located in the modern c ...
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History

Uzinaza was founded by
Septimius Severus Lucius Septimius Severus (; 11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna (present-day Al-Khums, Libya) in the Roman province of Africa (Roman province), Africa. As a young man he advanced thro ...
in 205 AD in central-western
Numidia Numidia ( Berber: ''Inumiden''; 202–40 BC) was the ancient kingdom of the Numidians located in northwest Africa, initially comprising the territory that now makes up modern-day Algeria, but later expanding across what is today known as Tunis ...
. The city contains the ruins of a Roman villa dating back to its founding king, which bore the Latinized Berber name of Usinadis. The shape of the enclosure of the site is that of an irregular rectangle of 300m in length and 200m in width; it is formed by a wall with two meters thick frame of uncut stones. Some columns, pottery fragments and a sarcophagus are on the same ruins, that are near the small river where stood the destroyed walls. After the Arab conquest in the early eighth century the city disappeared, and now there it is nearby the village of
Saneg Saneg is a town and commune in Médéa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it had a population of 3,120. The Roman town of Uzinaza Uzinaza is an ancient Roman- Berber city located in present-day Algeria. It is located in the modern c ...
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Les voies romaines de l'Afrique du Nord


See also

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Mauretania Caesariensis Mauretania Caesariensis (Latin for "Caesarean Mauretania") was a Roman province located in what is now Algeria in the Maghreb. The full name refers to its capital Caesarea Mauretaniae (modern Cherchell). The province had been part of the Kingd ...
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Icosium Icosium ( grc, Ἰκόσιον, Ikósion) was a Berber city that was part of Numidia which became an important Roman colony and an early medieval bishopric (now a Latin titular see) in the casbah area of actual Algiers. History Legends I ...
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Altava Altava was an ancient Romano- Berber city in present-day Algeria. It served as the capital of the ancient Berber Kingdom of Altava. During the French presence, the town was called ''Lamoriciere''. It was situated in the modern Ouled Mimoun near Tle ...
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Rapidum Rapidum was a Roman settlement and fort located in Mauretania Caesariensis, nearly 100 km south of Icosium (Algiers). History The Romans built a fort in what is now Sour Djouab (south of present-day Algiers) during the first century of ...
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Rusadir Rusadir was an classical antiquity, ancient Punics, Punic and Ancient Romans, Roman town at what is now Melilla, Spain, in northwest Africa. Under the Roman Empire, it was a Roman colonia, colony in the Roman province, province of Mauretania Tingit ...
* Pomaria {{Romano-Berber cities in Roman Africa Archaeological sites in Algeria Roman towns and cities in Mauretania Caesariensis Ancient Berber cities Populated places established in the 3rd century 200s establishments 200s establishments in the Roman Empire Coloniae (Roman)