Cirta

Cirta is a city of the ancient Algérie. It was numide, Roman and Byzantine to leave room to the current city of Constantine. As called Cirthe, it is at the time of Massinissa and Jugurtha as it was the capital of the kingdom of Numidie.

History

Cirta was dice it capital Eastern kingdom massyle. It was clearing by the sovereigns numides who followed one another it. Victory of César to Thapsus front in February 46 J. - C. was determining: Numidie is annexed and Cirta is bequeathed to the " Condottiere " campanien P.Sittius, in recognition of its decisive support.

At the 2nd century, the city of Cirta had an atypical statute: a confederation of cities and medium-sized cities are gathered around it to form the Respublica IV coloniarum cirtensium .

Cirta preserved the common treasure and managed the other cities via prefects. After dioclétienne reforms, the confederation ceases being active and the city preserves its preeminence while becoming capital of Numidie of North (Numidie cirtéenne). Destroyed at the beginning of 4th century, Cirta is rebuilt by Constantin I {{er}} which will make the single capital of Numidie of it reunified.

Under the Byzantine Cirta which remains the capital of the Numidie, shelters the residence of the governor of the province, the dux. The site particularly well defended on three dimensioned by the throats of the Rhumel, was continuously inhabited since Antiquity. It was the place of a council into 412.

The town of Constantine will be built on this same site what explains the little of vestiges left by this city compared to other Algerian sites.

Personalities originating in Cirta

Quotation

Massinissa (Massinisse) dans' the Carthaginian of Antoine de Montchrestien, v. 501-502:
My Cirthe is reconquered, and on its high Ramparts
Flotent light with the wind my winners estendarts ;

See too

Other Roman cities of Algeria

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