Historic site · Algeria
Timgad
Roman ruins in Algeria
About Timgad
Timgad or Thamugadi, nicknamed the «Pompeii of north africa» was a Roman city in the Aurès Mountains of Algeria. It was founded by the Roman Emperor Trajan around 100 CE. The full name of the city was Colonia Marciana Ulpia Traiana Thamugadi. Emperor Trajan named the city in commemoration of his mother Marcia, eldest sister Ulpia Marciana, and father Marcus Ulpius Traianus. Timgad is Located in modern-day Algeria, about 35 km (22 mi) east of the city of Batna.
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