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Roman colony in northwest Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abyla was the pre-Roman name of Ad Septem Fratres (actual Ceuta of Spain). Ad Septem Fratres, usually shortened to Septem or Septa, was a Roman colony in the province of Mauretania Tingitana and a Byzantine outpost in the exarchate of Africa. Its ruins are located within present-day Ceuta, an autonomous Spanish city in northwest Africa.
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![]() Ruins of an early Christian basilica in Ceuta | |
Alternative name | Septem, Abyla |
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Location | Ceuta, Spain |
Coordinates | 35°53′18″N 5°18′56″W |
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