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Caesarea Mauretaniae

Also known as Iol, Iol Caesarea, Cherchell

Caesarea, ancient Iol and modern Cherchell in Algeria, was a port on the Mediterranean coast west of Algiers. Originally a Phoenician and Carthaginian trading post, it was rebuilt by Juba II as the capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania and renamed in honour of Augustus. After 42 CE it was the capital of the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis.

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Kingdom of Mauretania

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Caesarea Mauretaniae. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/caesarea-mauretaniae
MLA: “Caesarea Mauretaniae.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/caesarea-mauretaniae. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Caesarea Mauretaniae.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/caesarea-mauretaniae.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Caesarea Mauretaniae’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/caesarea-mauretaniae (Accessed: ).

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