Bijga

Map showing Bijga

Bijga, also known as Henchir-Bijga, is a place in Tunisia, North Africa, near the city of Tunis.

History

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Titular See of Bisica, Tunisia 🇹🇳". GCatholic. Retrieved 12 April 2024.


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