Abthugni(82 words)
[German version]
(pun. p[t]bgn?). Town in Africa Byzacena, the modern Henchir es-Souar; for the tradition of the place name [1]. The fossa regia ran close to A. (CIL VIII Suppl. 4, 23084). Under Hadrian, Abthugni became a municipium (CIL VIII Suppl. 1, 11206; Suppl. 4, 23085). Further inscriptions: AE 1991, 461 f., no. 1641-1644.
Huß, Werner (Bamberg)
Bibliography
1 J. Schmidt, s. v. Aptugni, RE 2, 288.
AATun 050, sheet 42, no. 52
C. Lepelley, Les cités de l'Afrique romaine au Bas-Empire, 2, 1981, 265-277.
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Huß, Werner (Bamberg),
“Abthugni”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 07 August 2020 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e101260>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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