النقوش الکتابية في کتابة تاريخ الجزائر منذ نهاية القرن الثالث قبل الميلاد حتى القرن الرابع الميلادي (مدينة قسنطينة نموذجًا)

نوع المستند : المقالة الأصلية

المؤلف

معهد الآثار، جامعة الجزائر ٢

المستخلص

Constantine is located east of Algeria. It is the most important Algerian city in terms of the number of inscriptions discovered. It is the second city after Carthage concerning the Punic inscriptions; and became after the fall of Carthage, the best example to study history of ancient Maghreb, especially during second and third centuries BCE, as highlighted by the Punic paintings which provide important information about the Numidian civilization as Constantine was the capital of Numidian kings, as Massinissa and his children; and the great influence Punic language which was the Numidian official language. The city provides also numerous Latin inscriptions. It was a famous city during the  Roman occupation; the largest number of deputies in the Roman Council descended from Constantine. Today its ancient monuments are non-existent, but the inscriptions immortalize  its memory.

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