Provincia Mauretania Tingitana | |||||||||||||
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Province of the Roman Empire | |||||||||||||
42 AD–Early 8th century | |||||||||||||
The province of Mauretania Tingitana within the Roman Empire, c. 125 AD | |||||||||||||
Capital | Tingis, Septem | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Classical Antiquity, Late Antiquity | ||||||||||||
• Incorporated into the Roman Empire as a full province | 42 AD | ||||||||||||
• Vandal Conquest | 430s AD | ||||||||||||
• Byzantine partial reconquest by Vandalic War | 534 AD | ||||||||||||
Early 8th century | |||||||||||||
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Today part of | Morocco Spain: Ceuta Melilla Plazas de soberanía |
History of Morocco |
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Mauretania Tingitana (Latin for "Tangerine Mauretania") was a Roman province, coinciding roughly with the northern part of present-day Morocco.[1][2] The territory stretched from the northern peninsula opposite Gibraltar, to Sala Colonia (or Chellah) and Volubilis to the south,[3] and as far east as the Mulucha (or Malva) river. Its capital city was Tingis, which is the modern Tangier. Other major cities of the province were Iulia Valentia Banasa, Septem, Rusadir, Lixus and Tamuda.[4]