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The first text in Greek devoted entirely to India was written by Ctesias in the fourth century BCE. Only fragments of it survive. Yet he was probably the most widely quoted author on India, although Aristotle treated him with contempt. However...

Claudius Ptolemy (c. 100 to c. 170 CE) was an Alexandrian mathematician, astronomer, and geographer. His works survived antiquity and the Middle Ages intact, and his theories, particularly on a geocentric model of the universe with planets...

The Forum of Hippo Regius (modern Annaba, Algeria) was a rectangular paved area measuring 76 x 43 m. It was one of the largest forums in North Africa. It features a long inscription extending in two lines across its entire width, represented...

Algeria, Africa's largest country, stretches from the Mediterranean coastline to the Saharan desert interior. The country has some of the finest and most diverse Roman sites, including Timgad and Djémila, both well-preserved and UNESCO-listed...

This gallery of 30 maps traces the history of cartography, with examples of maps made by cultures from the Paleolithic to the early modern period. The maps cover cities, states, continents, sometimes the entire world as it was known at the...

The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania near Tipasa in Algeria is a funerary monument built in 3 BCE by Juba II of Numidia (c. 50 BCE- c. 25 CE) and his wife Cleopatra Selene II (40 BCE-c. 5 BCE). This tomb may have been their final resting place...

The Museum of Djémila in Algeria is located within the ruins of the spectacular Roman town of Djémila (or Cuicul as it was then known) and contains many of the beautiful mosaic pavements found on the site. They cover around 1700 square metres...

The Basilica of Saint Augustine (Basilique de Saint-Augustin) is a Catholic basilica in Annaba, Algeria. It is dedicated to Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE), who was elected bishop in Hippo Regius (modern Annaba), built his own monastery...

The ancient Theatre of Iol Caesarea (modern Cherchell in Algeria) was probably built during the time of Juba II (c. 48 BCE-23 CE). The orchestra was modified towards the end of the 2nd century CE or the beginning of the 3rd century CE to...

Timgad (Roman Thamugadi) lies on the northern slopes of the Aurès Mountains in present-day Algeria. Emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 CE) founded the city as a military colony in 100 CE. With its square enclosure, orthogonal design, and two main...