Lambaesis

Lambaesis
Arch of Septimius Severus
Lambaesis is located in Algeria
Lambaesis
Shown within Algeria
Alternative nameLambaesa (Lambese)
LocationTazoult, Batna Province, Algeria
Coordinates35°29′20″N 06°15′21″E / 35.48889°N 6.25583°E / 35.48889; 6.25583
TypeSettlement
History
PeriodsRoman Empire
Site notes
ConditionIn ruins

Lambaesis (Lambæsis), Lambaisis or Lambaesa (Lambèse in colonial French), is a Roman archaeological site in Algeria, 11 km (7 mi) southeast of Batna and 27 km (17 mi) west of Timgad, located next to the modern village of Tazoult.[1] The former bishopric is also a Latin Catholic titular bishopric.

  1. ^ René Cagnat. Lambèse. Lerous, Paris 1893 (Original in French)