Petra/Fundus Petrensis

fort · 300 AD – 2099 AD

As attested by an inscription found on the site in 1901 and a passage in Ammianus, this fortified country estate was built by one Sammac, son of Nubel, whose brother Firmus assassinated him and raised a revolt against the Romans in the 370s CE. The modern placename associated with the site is M'lakou; it is located near Ighzar Amoqrane in Algeria's Kabylia province.

Coordinates

36.52073, 4.62492

Also known as

Fundus Petrensis (la), Fundus Petrensis (la), Ighzar Amoqrane (ar), M'lakou (fr), M'lakou (fr), Petra (la), Petra (la), praesidium Sammacis (la), praesidium Sammacis (la), إغزار أمقران (ar)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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