Historical place profile

Negrenenses Maiores/Ad Maiores

A Roman fort and associated settlement (vicus) known today as Henchir Bessariani. It is located southwest of modern Negrine in Algeria.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:334599
Catalogue ID
pleiades:334599
Place type
city-wall, fort, settlement
Coordinates
34.445194, 7.492576
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

A Roman fort and associated settlement (vicus) known today as Henchir Bessariani. It is located southwest of modern Negrine in Algeria.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 34 F3 Negrenenses Maiores/Ad Maiores

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Research path

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