Tamuda

Tamuda

Roman amphora and mosaic of Tamuda, in the "Archaeological Museum of Tetouan"
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Location	Morocco
Region	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Coordinates	35°33′30″N 5°24′35″W / 35.55833°N 5.40972°W / 35.55833; -5.40972

Tamuda was an ancient

Tamuda became later one of the major cities of the Roman province Mauretania Tingitana and enjoyed a development during Trajan and Septimius Severus rule. It was used for fish salting and purple production, according to researcher from the University of Cadiz.^[4] On the Notitia Dignitatum, written in the fifth century, it is stated that at the end of the fourth century Tamuda's castrum was the headquarters of an "Ala Herculea" (cavalry unit) of local limitanei and that was related to a cohortes of Lixus.

The region around Tamuda was fully Romanized, Christianized and "pacified" during the fifth century and the fort probably was dismantled. By the time the

In the late 13th century small fortifications existed near the Roman ruins with the name "Tittawin", that later were renamed "Tetouan".[6]

Excavations

Artifacts from both the

In 1933, a third century (circa 253-257 A.D.) stone recording a Roman victory over some unnamed barbarians was discovered at the site of Tamuda. It is believed that the inscription refers to the Franks.^[8][9]

In July 2018, a group of researchers discovered at the site a rib fragment from a North Atlantic right whale dated from 180 A.D. 396 A.D.^[10] They suggest that the Romans may have conducted industrial-scale whaling in the coasts of the Western Mediterranean.^[11]

See also

• Lixus
• Tingis
• Septem
• Rusadir
• Sala Colonia
• Mauretania Tingitana
• Christian Berbers

References