The Mithraic material documented in Africa Proconsularis reflects the province’s exceptional urban development and integration within Mediterranean trade and imperial administration. Cities, ports and regional mobility contributed to the spread of cults across Roman North Africa.
People attested in Africa Proconsularis
Places in Africa Proconsularis
Oea
Oea was an ancient city in modern-day Tripoli, Libya, founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC. It became a Roman-Berber colony in the second half of the 2nd century BC.
Sabratha
Sabratha, in the Zawiya District of Libya, was the westernmost of the ancient "three cities" of Roman Tripolis, alongside Oea and Leptis Magna.
Simitthus
Chemtou or Chimtou was an ancient Roman-Berber town in northwestern Tunisia, located 20 km from the city of Jendouba near the Algerian frontier. It was known as Simitthu (or Simitthus in Roman period) in antiquity.
