Aptuca

Aptuca

Aptuca

Village and Archaeolocical site in Tunisia

Aptuca (Africa) or Henchir Oudeka, also known as Aptucca/Aptuca, Henchir-Oudeka/Henchir-Semmech.[1] or Udeka is a village and archaeological site in Tunisia, North Africa located at 36.409344, 8.940301.[2]

Archaeology map of Tunisia

History

During Roman and Byzantine times the town was an oppidum civilium on the Oued Tessa river.[3] south east of Bulla Regis.[4] Origines Ecclesiasticae calls it 'A city in Africa Proconsilaris'.[5]

Bishopric

The town was also the seat of an ancient bishopric.[6] which remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. Known bishops include:

References

  1. [1]
    .B. Hitchner, R. Warner, R. Talbert, T. Elliott, and S. Gillies, 'Aptuc(c)a: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2012 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/314880> [accessed: 21 October 2016]
  2. [2]
    Caius Plinius Secundus, Geography: Africa and Asia: Natural History / Historia Naturalis in 37 volumes (Walter de Gruyter, Jan 1, 1993) p142.
  3. [3]
    Cajus Plinius Secundus d. Ä., Geographie: Afrika und Asien: Naturkunde / Naturalis Historia in 37 Bänden (Walter de Gruyter, 1 Jan. 1993) p 142.
  4. [4]
    Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  5. [5]
    Joseph Bingham, Origines Ecclesiasticae; Or the Antiquities of the Christian, Volume 3 p234.
  6. [6]
    Joseph Bingham, Origines Ecclesiasticae; Or the Antiquities of the Christian Church and Other Works: In Nine Volumes, Volume 3 (Straker, 1843) p234.
  7. [7]
    Prosopographie de l'Afrique chrétienne (303–533) by Henri Irénée Marrou, André Mandouze, Anne-Marie La Bonnardière p1164.
  8. [8]
    Henri Irénée Marrou, André Mandouze, Anne-Marie La Bonnardière, Prosopographie de l'Afrique chrétienne (303–533) p587.
  9. [9]
    Henri Irénée Marrou, André Mandouze, Anne-Marie La Bonnardière, Prosopographie de l'Afrique chrétienne (303–533) p586.
  10. [10]
    Aptucensis at Catholicheirachy.org.
  11. [11]
    Titular Episcopal See of Aptuca at GCatholic.org.
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