Castellum_Iabar

Castellum Iabar

Castellum Iabar

Ancient Roman town in Mauretania Caesariensis

Castellum Iabar was an ancient Roman-Berber civitas in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis. The town was also the seat of a Catholic Church diocese.[1][2]

Roman Empire - Mauretania Caesariensis (125 AD)

An exact location of the ancient town is not currently known.[3] It has been tentatively linked with the Kalaat fortress near Tiaret, Algeria.[4] Tiaret is also identified with the Roman town of Tingartia.

The ancient Bishopric survives today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[5] and the current bishop is João Miranda Teixeira.

References

  1. [1]
    Toulotte, Anatole (1852-1907), Morcelli, Stefano Antonio, Géographie de l'Afrique chrétienne. (Impr. de Notre-Dame des Prés) ((Montreuil-sur-Mer), 1892-1894), p14.
  2. [2]
    Die Apostolische Nachfolge Archived 2012-10-31 at the Wayback Machine, from Annuario Pontificio 1869 - 19.06.2017.
  3. [3]
    Castellum Iabar at gcatholic.org.
  4. [4]
    Eduard Bocking, Notitia dignitatum et administrationum omnium tam civilium quam militarium .(impensis Adolphi Marci, 1839 ) p392.
  5. [5]
    Castellum Iabar at Catholic hierarchy.org.


Stub icon

This article about a location in Algiers Province is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Castellum_Iabar, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.