Timgad, founded around AD 100 by the emperor Trajan as Colonia Marciana Ulpia Traiana Thamugadi, lies in the Aurès Mountains of Algeria, about 35 kilometers east of Batna. Built for an initial population of roughly 15,000 on a strict Roman grid, it is considered one of the best-preserved examples of Roman town planning anywhere, and its street plan quickly spread past its original orthogonal boundary as the city grew. Surviving monuments include the Arch of Trajan, a theater seating about 3,500, four public bathhouses, a library, and a Capitoline temple. Timgad declined after Vandal raids of the 5th century and was abandoned by the 8th century; UNESCO listed it as a World Heritage Site in 1982.
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Timgad or Thamugadi (colonia Marciana Traiana Thamugadi in latin, Arabic: تيمقاد, romanized: Tīmqād,) , nicknamed the «Pompeii of north africa» was a Roman city in the Aurès Mountains of Algeria.
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Timgad or Thamugadi (colonia Marciana Traiana Thamugadi in latin, Arabic: تيمقاد, romanized: Tīmqād,) , nicknamed the «Pompeii of north africa» was a Roman city in the Aurès Mountains of Algeria.
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Timgad or Thamugadi (colonia Marciana Traiana Thamugadi in latin, Arabic: تيمقاد, romanized: Tīmqād,) , nicknamed the «Pompeii of north africa» was a Roman city in the Aurès Mountains of Algeria.
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Buildings, constructed entirely of stone, were frequently restored during the course of the Empire: the Trajan Arch in the middle of the 2nd century, the Eastern gate in 146, and the Western gate under Marcus-Aurelius.
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