DJÉMILA 1947

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City

Djemila [جميلة‎]

County

Region

Sétif

Country

Algeria

Ancient place

Cuicul

Lat/Long/Alt

36.31 / 5.734 / 1004.12 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

4723

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Hoard name

DJÉMILA 1947

Alternative names

DJÉMILA 1; CUICUL; جميلة

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1947

Total number of coins

Summary

Hoard of silverware.

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Site comment

The city was built during the 1st century AD as a Roman military garrison situated on a narrow triangular plateau in the province of Numidia. Cuicul's builders followed a standard plan with a forum at the center and two main streets, the Cardo Maximus and the Decumanus Maximus. The city was initially populated by a colony of Roman soldiers from Italy, and eventually grew to become a large trading market. The resources that contributed to the prosperity of the city were essentially agricultural (cereals, olive trees and farm). During the reign of Caracalla in the 3rd century AD, Cuicul's administrators took down some of the old ramparts and constructed a new forum. The terrain hindered building, so that they built the theatre outside the town walls, which was exceptional. Christianity became very popular in the 4th century and brought the addition of a basilica and baptistry. The city was slowly abandoned after the fall of the Roman Empire around 5th-6th centuries. There were some improvements under emperor Justinian I, with wall reinforcements. (Wikipedia)
Associated features

Found to the north of the ancient settlement.
Site class

Urban

Context

Uncertain