Hadrume(n)tum (sometimes called Adrametum or Adrametus) was a Phoenician colony that pre-dated Carthage and stood on the site of modern-day Sousse, Tunisia. Phoenicia ( Phoenician: Phoenician nunsvg|12px|נ]]Phoenician nun Carthage (Καρχηδών Karkhēdōn, Carthago from the Phoenician קרת חדשת phn-Latn Qart-ḥadašt meaning new town) refers Sousse ( Arabic سوسة Sousa) is a city of Tunisia. Located 140 km south of Tunis, the city has 173 047 inhabitants (2004 Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa.
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Ancient history
In the 9th century BC, the Phoenicians, astute Levantine maritime traders who would later be supplanted in Northern Africa by their major colony Carthage, sensed the possibilities of a port city south of present-day Tunis and founded Hadrumetum on what is now the Gulf of Hammamet in the Mediterranean Sea. See also Names of the Levant The Levant (lə'vænt is a geographical term that denotes a large area in Western Asia, roughly bounded on the north by the North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo Tunis ( Arabic: تونس Tūnis) is the Capital of the Tunisian Republic and also the Tunis Hammamet (الحمامات Al-Ḥammāmāt is a town in Tunisia.
Hadrumetum was one of the most important communities within the Carthaginian territory in northern Africa because of its strategic location on the sea in the heart of the fertile Sahel region. North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Sahel is an area of Tunisia. It forms the central part of the eastern shore from the south of Hammamet to Mahdia. The city allied itself with Rome during the Punic Wars, thereby escaping damage or ruin and entered a relatively peaceful 700-year stint under Pax Romana, although Hannibal made use of it as a military base in his campaign against Scipio Africanus at the close of the Second Punic War. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC and were probably the largest wars yet of the ancient Pax Romana ( Latin for " Roman Peace " was the long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force Hannibal (Pronounced in Phoenician: Hanniba'al means " Ba'al is my grace " or " Ba'al has given me grace " 247 BC &ndash Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major ( Latin: P·CORNELIVS·P·F·L·N·SCIPIO·AFRICANVS ¹) (236&ndash183 The Second Punic War (referred to as "The War Against Hannibal" by the Romans lasted from 218 to 201 BC and involved combatants in the western At some point during this period its name was slightly altered (by the addition of an N) to become Hadrumentum.
Under the Roman Empire it became very prosperous; Trajan gave it the rank of a colonia: "Colonia Concordia Ulpia Trajana Augusta Frugifera Hadrumetina". The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus, commonly known as Trajan ( September 18 53 &ndash August 9 117) was a Roman Emperor who A Roman colonia (plural coloniae) was originally a Roman outpost established in conquered territory to secure it A breathtaking legacy of intricate Roman mosaics survives from this era, together with many early Christian objects from the catacombs. Art History Mosaics of the 4th century BC are found in the Macedonian palace-city of Aegae, and they enriched the floors of Hellenistic A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth The first Burial galleries to be referred to as catacombs lie beneath San Sebastiano fuori le mura, in Rome. At the end of the 3rd century it even became the capital of the newly-made province of Byzacena (modern Sahel, Tunisia). Byzacena was a Roman province in what is now Tunisia. At the end of the third century A Sahel is an area of Tunisia. It forms the central part of the eastern shore from the south of Hammamet to Mahdia. Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa.
The city's strategic position meant that it changed hands (and names) many times in the following centuries. In the 5th century AD it was destroyed by the Vandals, who rebuilt it and renamed it Hunerikopolis after their king Hunerik. Huneric or Honeric (died December 23, 484) was King of the Vandals (477 – 484 and the oldest son of Geiseric. The following century it was taken over by Byzantium and renamed Justinianopolis (one of several homonyms is Kırşehir in modern-day Turkey). This article is about the city See also Byzantine Empire. Byzantium ( Greek: Βυζάντιον Latin: la BYZANTIVM Kırşehir, formerly Macissus (also spelled Mocissus and Mokissus) and Justinianopolis, is a city in Turkey. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
Later history
By the mid-7th century it was under Arab control, and had again been renamed, this time as Sūsa. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding During the next 200 years it became the main sea port of the Aghlabid dynasty, being 60km east of their capital Kairouan ('al-qayrawān in Arabic). ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo The Aghlabid dynasty of emirs members of the Arab tribe of Bani Tamim, ruled Ifriqiya (northern Africa nominally on behalf of the Abbasid A dynasty is a succession of rulers who belong to the same family for generations Kairouan ( Arabic القيروان (also known as Kirwan, Al Qayrawan) is a Muslim holy city which ranks after Mecca, Medina Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language The 'ribat', which they began building in 821, as a fortress against the Christians of Sicily, still stands, and contains what is considered to be the oldest mosque in North Africa; nearby, the town's main mosque, also founded in the 9th century, has a similarly fortress-like appearance. Events By Place Asia Tang Mu Zong becomes emperor of China. Births Deaths Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger In 827 the Aghlabids launched their invasion of Sicily from this port (the first move in a campaign which was to last until 902). Events By Place Europe Arabs invade Sicily. Agnellus Iustinianus Particiacus appointed Roman consul and The Aghlabid dynasty of emirs members of the Arab tribe of Bani Tamim, ruled Ifriqiya (northern Africa nominally on behalf of the Abbasid An invasion is a military offensive consisting of all or large parts of the Armed forces of one geopolitical entity aggressively entering territory Events By Place Europe August 1 — Taormina, the last Byzantine stronghold in Sicily, is captured by the
During the 12th century Sūsa was briefly occupied by the Normans (from their territory in Sicily, which they conquered between 1060–1090); in the 16th century it was occupied by Spain. The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. Habsburg Spain refers to the history of Spain over the 16th and 17th centuries (1516-1700 when this country was ruled by the Habsburg dynasty (also associated to The city was bombarded by French and Venetian forces during the 18th century. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Most Serene Republic of Venice ((Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta or Repùblica de Venesia Serenissima Repubblica Tunisia had become a French protectorate in 1881, and in the late 19th century, France added to the port's facilities, increasing the importance of Sousse, as it had become by then. Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. In International law, a protectorate is a autonomous territory that is "protected" by a stronger state or entity hense the protector which engages to protect Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Susa under French rule had 25,000 inhabitants, of whom 1,100 French and 5,000 other Europeans, mainly Italians and Maltese. It was a government centre in the Province of Tunis. It has a few antiquities and some curious Christian catacombs. The native portion of the town has hardly altered. It has a museum, a garrison, an important harbour and many oil wells in the neighbourhood.
Ecclesiastical history
It remains a Roman Catholic titular see in the former Roman province of Byzacena. A titular see in the Roman Catholic Church is a Diocese or Archdiocese that now exists in title only In Ancient Rome, a province (Latin provincia, pl provinciae) was the basic and until the Tetrarchy (circa Byzacena was a Roman province in what is now Tunisia. At the end of the third century A Between 255 and 551 there were nine bishops of Hadrumetum who are still known, the last of whom was Primasius, whose works are to be found in P. Primasius (d about 560 was bishop of Hadrumetum and primate of Byzacena, in Africa L. , LXVIII, 467.
Sources & external links
- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia [1]
- Encyclopaedia of the Orient: Sousse (Sūsa)
- Adventures of Tunisia: A virtual tour of the historic sites of Sousse
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