3rd century – 5th century
Eastern Mauretania Caesariensis
Mauretania Sitifensis was a Roman province created from the eastern part of Mauretania Caesariensis during Diocletian’s administrative reorganization. Its capital was Sitifis, identified in the excerpt with modern Sétif. The province formed part of the restructured political geography of Roman North Africa.
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The Story
Mauretania Sitifensis emerged when Diocletian detached the eastern part of Mauretania Caesariensis and organized it as a separate province. This division belonged to a wider imperial effort to create smaller provinces and strengthen communication between central government and local administration.
The province took its name from Sitifis, its capital. The excerpt identifies Sitifis with modern Sétif, placing the administrative centre in the eastern sector of the former Caesariensis. Its creation illustrates how late Roman government reshaped older provincial territories without abandoning the broader framework of Roman rule in Africa.
Mauretania Sitifensis belonged to the wider North African administrative system overseen through the diocese of Africa. Its formation should therefore be understood alongside the reorganization of Mauretania Tingitana and the increased role of vicarii and other senior officials in the later empire.
3rd century – 5th century
Eastern Mauretania Caesariensis
Mauretania Sitifensis was a Roman province created from the eastern part of Mauretania Caesariensis during Diocletian’s administrative reorganization. Its capital was Sitifis, identified in the excerpt with modern Sétif. The province formed part of the restructured political geography of Roman North Africa.
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The Story
Mauretania Sitifensis emerged when Diocletian detached the eastern part of Mauretania Caesariensis and organized it as a separate province. This division belonged to a wider imperial effort to create smaller provinces and strengthen communication between central government and local administration.
The province took its name from Sitifis, its capital. The excerpt identifies Sitifis with modern Sétif, placing the administrative centre in the eastern sector of the former Caesariensis. Its creation illustrates how late Roman government reshaped older provincial territories without abandoning the broader framework of Roman rule in Africa.
Mauretania Sitifensis belonged to the wider North African administrative system overseen through the diocese of Africa. Its formation should therefore be understood alongside the reorganization of Mauretania Tingitana and the increased role of vicarii and other senior officials in the later empire.
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