Iulia Valentia Banasa
Ancient Berber-Roman city in Morocco From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iulia Valentia Banasa, corresponding to modern day Sidi Ali Boujnoun (Arabic: سيدي علي بوجنون)[1] was a Roman-Berber city in northern Morocco. It was one of the three colonias in Mauretania Tingitana[2] founded by emperor Augustus between 33 and 25 BC for veterans of the battle of Actium, on top of a Mauretanian village. The site was in fact already occupied by the local Amazigh people from the 4th century BC, or perhaps earlier.[3]
 Roman ruins of Banasa: great occidental thermae | |
 Shown within Morocco | |
| Location | Sidi Ali Boujenoun, Kénitra Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco |
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| Coordinates | 34°36′06″N 06°06′56″W |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Builder | Augustus |
| Founded | Between 33 and 25 BC |
| Abandoned | Approximately 285 AD |
Characteristics
Beautiful mosaics decorated the buildings and now most are shown at the Rabat Archaeological Museum.[4] Four bathhouses were discovered in Banasa.[1]
Some of the other major Roman companion cities to Iulia Valentia Banasa of this early era are Chellah and Volubilis, the latter of which shares the features of basilica and regular street pattern.[5]
Objects recovered at Banasa may be seen at the Rabat Archaeological Museum.[citation needed]
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