Africa Nova

Roman province, North Africa

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"Africa Nova" was a Roman province in North Africa, established after Julius Caesar's victory in 46 BCE. It encompassed territories that were formerly part of the Numidian kingdom, extending eastward to merge with the original Roman province of Africa. This consolidation, completed under Emperor Augustus, created a larger, more unified Roman territory.

The region, roughly corresponding to modern-day Tunisia and parts of Algeria, experienced significant Romanization. New colonies were founded, and the province became a vital agricultural exporter, particularly of cereals and olives. It flourished for centuries, contributing to the Roman Empire's economy and even producing an emperor, Septimius Severus. However, by the late 4th century CE, Roman civilization began to decline, eventually succumbing to Vandal and later Arab invasions.123

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…what Caesar had designated as Africa Nova (“New Africa”)—the old kingdoms of Numidia and Mauretania—so that the province’s western boundary was the Ampsaga (modern Rhumel) River in modern northeastern Algeria. The province generally retained those dimensions until the late 2nd century ce, when a new province of Numidia, created in…
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…what Caesar had designated as Africa Nova (“New Africa”)—the old kingdoms of Numidia and Mauretania—so that the province’s western boundary was the Ampsaga (modern Rhumel) River in modern northeastern Algeria. The province generally retained those dimensions until the late 2nd century ce, when a new province of Numidia, created in…
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North Africa
The rise and decline of native kingdoms
A new province, Africa Nova, was formed from the most developed part of the old Numidian kingdom east of the Ampsaga; it was subsequently (before 27 bc) amalgamated with the original province of Africa by Augustus. In 33 bc Bocchus II of Mauretania died, bequeathing his kingdom to…
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A new province, Africa Nova, was formed from the most developed part of the old Numidian kingdom east of the Ampsaga; it was subsequently (before 27 bc) amalgamated with the original province of Africa by Augustus. In 33 bc Bocchus II of Mauretania died, bequeathing his kingdom to…
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