Iᵉʳ siècle – IVᵉ siècle
North-West Africa, including coastal Algeria and Morocco
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Roman Mauretania comprised the provinces of Mauretania Caesariensis and Mauretania Tingitana, annexed in AD 40 and governed by equestrian procurators. Roman authority remained concentrated on coastal plains and did not extend securely across the Rif and Atlas highlands. The annexation provoked revolt among the Mauri and southern Numidian tribes, while later major risings occurred in AD 118–122 and 144–152. Veteran colonies, municipal institutions, and Roman cultural forms expanded in the region, but indigenous languages and political resistance persisted.
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Mauretania was annexed by Rome in AD 40 and normally administered as two provinces. Mauretania Caesariensis was governed from Caesarea in the east, while Mauretania Tingitana took its name from Tingi and usually had its governor resident at Volubilis in the west. Both provinces were governed by equestrian procurators rather than senatorial proconsuls.
Roman control in Mauretania was geographically limited. The highlands of the Rif and Atlas were never securely brought under Roman authority, which remained concentrated on the coastal plains. The military garrison generally consisted of auxiliary troops recruited from outside Rome, including Spanish, Gallic, and Asian units. The frontier therefore depended on a combination of coastal settlement, mobile forces, and negotiations or conflict with interior peoples.
Annexation immediately generated instability. A revolt among the Mauri spread into southern Numidia, and further major risings occurred in Mauretania in AD 118–122 and AD 144–152. These conflicts formed part of a wider pattern in which Rome sought to protect settled provincial zones against incursions by largely nomadic peoples of the interior.
Roman colonization nevertheless expanded after annexation. Augustus had already founded several colonies during an earlier period of Roman rule from 33 to 25 BC, and further military colonies were established after AD 40. Roman settlement generally took place within existing Phoenician or indigenous townships rather than through the creation of entirely new communities. This process encouraged municipal institutions and cultural assimilation while leaving the highlands beyond firm Roman control.
Iᵉʳ siècle – IVᵉ siècle
North-West Africa, including coastal Algeria and Morocco
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
Roman Mauretania comprised the provinces of Mauretania Caesariensis and Mauretania Tingitana, annexed in AD 40 and governed by equestrian procurators. Roman authority remained concentrated on coastal plains and did not extend securely across the Rif and Atlas highlands. The annexation provoked revolt among the Mauri and southern Numidian tribes, while later major risings occurred in AD 118–122 and 144–152. Veteran colonies, municipal institutions, and Roman cultural forms expanded in the region, but indigenous languages and political resistance persisted.
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Le récit
Mauretania was annexed by Rome in AD 40 and normally administered as two provinces. Mauretania Caesariensis was governed from Caesarea in the east, while Mauretania Tingitana took its name from Tingi and usually had its governor resident at Volubilis in the west. Both provinces were governed by equestrian procurators rather than senatorial proconsuls.
Roman control in Mauretania was geographically limited. The highlands of the Rif and Atlas were never securely brought under Roman authority, which remained concentrated on the coastal plains. The military garrison generally consisted of auxiliary troops recruited from outside Rome, including Spanish, Gallic, and Asian units. The frontier therefore depended on a combination of coastal settlement, mobile forces, and negotiations or conflict with interior peoples.
Annexation immediately generated instability. A revolt among the Mauri spread into southern Numidia, and further major risings occurred in Mauretania in AD 118–122 and AD 144–152. These conflicts formed part of a wider pattern in which Rome sought to protect settled provincial zones against incursions by largely nomadic peoples of the interior.
Roman colonization nevertheless expanded after annexation. Augustus had already founded several colonies during an earlier period of Roman rule from 33 to 25 BC, and further military colonies were established after AD 40. Roman settlement generally took place within existing Phoenician or indigenous townships rather than through the creation of entirely new communities. This process encouraged municipal institutions and cultural assimilation while leaving the highlands beyond firm Roman control.