Roman Africans
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The Roman Africans or African Romans were the ancient populations of Roman Africa that had a Romanized culture, some of whom spoke their own variety of Latin as a result. They existed from the Roman c
Portrait of the Roman African poet Terentius
The amphitheatre of Thysdrus (modern El Djem, Tunisia).
Mosaic of vineyard workers from Caesarea in Mauretania
Africa (Roman province)
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Africa was a Roman province on the northern coast of the continent of Africa. It was established in 146 BC, following the Roman Republic's conquest of Carthage in the Third Punic War. It roughly compr
The amphitheatre of Thysdrus (modern El Djem)
Roman as of Hadrian, 136 AD. An allegory of Africa wearing an elephant headdress is depicted on the reverse.
Juba II, king of Mauretania
Triumph of Poseidon and Amphitrite showing the couple in procession, detail of a vast mosaic from Cirta, Roman Africa (c. 315–325 AD, now at the Louvre)