Mauretania Tingitana

The western sliver of old Mauretania, split off in 44 CE and run separately because its coast faced Spain across the Strait, not Numidia and Carthage further east. Volubilis, its inland showpiece city, had already built the arch, basilica and capitol its ruins are known for today — one of the best-preserved Roman city plans left standing on the African continent.

Split off from Mauretania and administered separately from 44 CE, since its coast faced Spain rather than Numidia and Carthage further east.

Cities on the map

• Volubilis — Frontier city at the edge of the empire, only recently annexed (44 CE). Olive-oil boom town.

25 places on the map

• Aïn Schkour Roman Fort · Auxiliary Fort
• Arch of Caracalla · Arch
• Banasa · Auxiliary Fort
• Basilica of Volubilis · Basilica
• Capitolium of Volubilis · Temple
• City Walls of Volubilis · Wall
• Cotta Fish Salting Factory · Garum Factory
• Decumanus Maximus of Volubilis · Road
• Edict of Claudius Stela · Monument
• Flavian Baths of Volubilis · Bathhouse
• Forum of Volubilis · Forum
• House of Orpheus · House
• House of Orpheus, Volubilis · Villa
• House of Venus · House
• Lixus Garum Factories · Garum Factory
• Sala · Auxiliary Fort
• Septem · Auxiliary Fort
• Sidi Moussa Roman Fort · Auxiliary Fort
• Sidi Said Roman Fort · Auxiliary Fort
• Souk El Arbaa Roman Camp · Auxiliary Fort
• Tamuda · Auxiliary Fort
• Tangier Gate · Gate
• Temple of Saturn · Temple
• Thamusida Roman Camp · Auxiliary Fort
• Tocolosida Roman Camp · Auxiliary Fort

Sources

• Pliny the Elder, Natural History 5.2
• Barrington Atlas