Bijga
Bijga, also known as Henchir-Bijga, is a place in Tunisia, North Africa, near the city of Tunis.
History
[edit]During the Roman Empire, the town was part of the province of Africa proconsularis and gained importance possibly from the second century AD onwards. It was first a colonia and then a municipium and had baths, an aqueduct and possibly a capitolium.[1]
The town became also the seat of the ancient Christian bishopric of Bisca, which although ceasing to function with the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, survives today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church[2] The ruins of the ancient town can still be seen.
References
[edit]- ^ Hanson, J. W. (7 November 2016). An Urban Geography of the Roman World, 100 BC to AD 300. Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-78491-473-8. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Titular See of Bisica, Tunisia 🇹🇳". GCatholic. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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