Byzacena

History

At the end of the third century AD, the Roman Emperor Diocletian divided the great Roman province of Africa Proconsularis into three smaller provinces: Zeugitana in the north, still governed by a proconsul and referred to as Proconsularis, Byzacena, and Tripolitania in the south. It corresponded roughly to the modern Tunisian region of Sahel.

Hadrumetum (modern Sousse) became the capital of the newly made province, whose governor had the rank of consularis. At this period the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Byzacena was, after the great metropolis Carthage, the most important city in Roman (North) Africa west of Egypt and its Patriarch of Alexandria.

Episcopal sees

Ancient episcopal sees of Byzacena listed in the Annuario Pontificio as titular sees:

Abaradira

Abari

Abidda (ruins of Ksour-Abbeda)

Acholla (Henchir-El-Alia)

Aeliae (Henchir-Mraba? Henchir-Merelma)

* Africa (Mahdia)

Afufenia

Aggar

Aggersel (Abd-Er-Rahman-El-Garis? Tacrouna?)

Ammaedara (Haïdra)

Amudarsa (in the plain of Saïda)

Ancusa

Aquae Albae in Byzacena (in Gabès Governorate)

Aquae in Byzacena (in Gabès Governorate)

Aquae Regiae (Henchir-Baboucha?)

Aurusuliana (in the territory of Henchir-Guennara)

Ausafa

Autenti

Auzegera

Bahanna (Henchir-Nebahna, ruins at Dhorbania?)

Bararus (Henchir-Ronga, Rougga)

Bassiana

Bavagaliana

Bennefa (Oglet-Khefifa)

Bladia (Henchir-Baldia?)

Buleliana

Cabarasussi (Drâa-Bellouan)

Carcabia

Cariana

Cebarades

Cenculiana

Cercina (Kerkennah Islands)

Cibaliana

Cillium alias Colonia Cillilana (Kasserine)

Crepedula

Cufruta

Chusira (Kessera)

Decoriana

Dices (Henchir-Sidi-Salah, Sadic?)

Dionysiana

Drua (Henchir-Bou-Driès)

Dura

Edistiana

Egnatia

Febiana

Feradi Maius (Henchir-El-Ferada?)

Feradi Minus

Filaca

Fissiana (in the plain of Foussana?)

Foratiana

Forontoniana (Henchir-Bir-El-Menadka?)

Gaguari

Garriana (Henchir-El-Garra)

Gemellae in Byzacena (Sidi-Aïch)

Germaniciana (ruins of Ksour-El-Maïeta? Melloul? ruins of Hadjeh-El-Aïoun?)

Gratiana

Gubaliana (ruins of Djebeliana? ruins of Henchir-Goubel?)

Gummi in Byzacena (Henchir-Gelama?, Henchir-El-Senem)

Gurza (Kalâa Kebira)

Hadrumetum (Sousse), the Metropolitan Archbishopric

Hermiana

Hierpiniana

Hirina

Horrea Coelia (Hergla)

Iubaltiana (at Kairouan)

Iunca in Byzacena (Ounga)

Leptiminus

Limisa (Henchir-Boudja)

Macon

Macriana Maior

Macriana Minor

Mactaris

Madarsuma (Henchir-Bou-Doukhane?)

Maraguia (ruins of Ksar-Margui?)

Marazanae (Henchir-Guennara)

Marazanae Regiae

Masclianae (ruins of Hadjeb-El-Aioun?)

Materiana

Maximiana in Byzacena (near Sousse)

Mediana

Menefessi (Henchir-Djemmiah)

Mibiarca

Midica (near Sfax)

Mididi (Henchir-Medded, Midid)

Mimiana

Mozotcori

Munatiana

Mutia (Henchir-El-Gheria, Henchir-Furna)

Muzuca in Byzacena (Henchir-Besra)

Nara (Bir El Hafey)

Nationa

Nepte (Nafta)

Octaba

Pederodiana (Oum-Federa, Fodra?)

Precausa

Praesidium

Putia in Byzacena (Bir-Abdallah?)

Quaestoriana

Rufiniana

Ruspae

Rusticiana

Sassura (Henchir Es-Zaouadi)

Scebatiana

Segermes

Selendeta

Septimunicia (ruins of Oglet-El-Metnem? Henchir-El-Bliaa?)

Severiana

Sufes

Sufetula

Suliana

Sullectum (Salacia)

Tabalta (Henchir-Gourghebi?)

Tagarbala (Bordj-Tamra, Tamera)

Tagaria

Tagase

Talaptula

Tamalluma (Oasis of Telmin)

Tamata

Tamazeni

Tambeae (in the region of Aïn-Beida and Henchir-Baboucha)

Tanudaia

Taparura

Taraqua (Ksour-El-Khaoua?)

Tarasa in Byzacena (near Djebel-Trozza?)

Temuniana (Henchir-Temounia?)

Tetci

Thagamuta (in the plain of Guemouda?)

Thala

Thapsus

Thasbalta (in the valley of Segui?)

Thelepte

Thenae (Henchir-Tina)

Theuzi

Thiges (Bordj-Gourbata)

Thucca Terenbenthina (Henchir Dougga)

Thysdrus

Tigias (Henchir-Taus, in the oasis of Kriz)

Tiguala

Trofimiana

Tubulbaca (Teboulba?)

Turrisblanda

Turres in Byzacena (ruins of Tamarza? ruins of Msilica?)

Turris Tamalleni (ruins of Oum-Es-Samâa)

Tusuros

Unizibira (Henchir-Zembra?)

Usula

Uzita

Valentiniana

Vartana (Srâa-Ouartane)

Vassinassa

Vegesela in Byzacena (Henchir-Recba)

Vibiana

Vicus Aterii (Bir el Ater)

Victoriana

Vicus Augusti (ruins of Sidi El Hani, Henchir-Sabra?)

Vita (ruins of Beni-Derraj?)

Zella (Zaouila, suburb of Mahdia? ruins of Zellez?)