Ruined cities within Numidian and Carthaginian territories (1862)
Davis, N. (Nathan), 1812-1882 · London : J. Murray · leaf 172
according to Ptolemy, 2° westward of that city. My own opinion is, that the Arabs have retained theoriginal Phoenician, or Numidian, name of this town, which,during the Roman occupation of the country, had been sup-planted by a Latin one. I believe that these ruins are thoseof Casa Nigra, better… … VESTIGES OF AFRICAN CHRISTIANITY. U5 Carthage, convened principally on account of this schism, therewere present no less than 286 bishops of the orthodox party,and 279 of the Donatists. St. Augustine was the leader on theside of the former, and Petilianus on that of the latter. Thewhole controversy…
Extinct cities · Inscriptions, Latin
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