Perched nearly 900 meters above sea level in the mountains of Sétif, Djemila preserves the remains of Cuicul, an ancient Roman city. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is known for its architecture, ...
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Tunisia is home to some of the most significant Roman and Punic ruins in North Africa: Dougga is considered the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa. It features a mix of Punic, Numidian, ...
THE African Catholics who welcomed Pope Paul to their continent last week are among the newest and the oldest Christians in the world. In Egypt, Alexandria had a colony of Christians at the time of ...
Ca' Foscari University of Venice is co-directing a major international archaeological mission in the Kasserine region of Tunisia. The excavations, focused on the area of ancient Roman Cillium, on the ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Established during Pope Paul VI's 1969 visit to Uganda, the first by a pope in Africa, SECAM once consisted of fewer than 50 clerics. The symposium now brings together some 400 ...
An analysis of incense burners found in Pompeii suggested new potential trade links between the ancient Roman city and sub-Saharan Africa. Archeologists first discovered the remnants of the burnt ...