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Castellum Iabar

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Ancient Roman town in Mauretania Caesariensis
Roman Empire - Mauretania Caesariensis (125 AD)

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.

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

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

References

  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. Die Apostolische Nachfolge Archived 2012-10-31 at the Wayback Machine, from Annuario Pontificio 1869 - 19.06.2017.
  3. Castellum Iabar at gcatholic.org.
  4. Eduard Bocking, Notitia dignitatum et administrationum omnium tam civilium quam militarium .(impensis Adolphi Marci, 1839 ) p392.
  5. Castellum Iabar at Catholic hierarchy.org.


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