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Hippo Regius (also known as Hippo or Hippone) is the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba, Algeria.It historically served as an important city for the Phoenicians, Berbers, Romans, and Vandals.Hippo was the capital city of the Vandal Kingdom from 435 to 439 AD. until it was shifted to Carthage following the Vandal capture of Carthage (439).. It was the focus of several early Christian councils and home to Augustine of Hippo, a Church Father highly important in Western Christianity.
Hippo, ancient port on the coast of North Africa, located near the modern town of Annaba (formerly Bône) in Algeria.Hippo was probably first settled by Carthaginians in the 4th century bce.It later became the home of Numidian rulers. Under Roman control it was first made a municipium (a community that exercised partial rights of Roman citizenship) and later a colonia (Roman settlement with full rights of citizenship). St.
The vast ruins of the ancient Roman city of Hippo Regius, also known as Hippone, are among the most evocative in Algeria, stretched across a rolling site, full of flowers, rosemary, olive trees, birds and sheep, and overlooked by the imposing, colonial-era Basilica de Saint Augustine.. You enter from what was the seafront, the water having receded several hundred metres over the millennia.
Hippo Regius was a Roman port whose Ruins are located in the modern port city of Annaba in northeastern Algeria. It was located in the Province of Africa Proconsularis; History
HIPPO REGIUS (Annaba or Bône) Algeria. First and foremost a seaport, this city of Proconsular Africa overlooks a deep, sheltered bay where from earliest times ships could put in. Confusion between Hippou Acra, its original name, and Hippo Zarytus (Bizerta) makes it difficult to interpret the oldest texts.
HIPPO REGIUS Ancient North African bishopric, modern Bone, Algeria. The Phoenicians are believed to have had a settlement there in the 10th century b.c. The title Regius was used to distinguish it from Hippo Diarrhytus, because it both formed part of the kingdom of Numidia and apparently served as a residence for Numidian kings. On the defeat of Pompey and his allies, including the Numidian King Juba, at Thapsus, Caesar annexed Hippo to the Roman Empire (46 b.c.). Under St. Source for ...
Hippo Regius Basilica, said to be of Augustine. Phoenician colony on the site of a Numidian settlement, situated on a river called Ubus; Residence of the kings of Numidia (hence the surname Regius, "royal") 49-46 BCE: Sided with Caesar against Pompey and was rewarded (trophee on the Forum); Given the rank of colonia; Birthplace of the Roman author Suetonius; Churches of the Donatists and the official Christians
St. Augustine (born November 13, 354, Tagaste, Numidia [now Souk Ahras, Algeria]—died August 28, 430, Hippo Regius [now Annaba, Algeria]; feast day August 28) was the bishop of Hippo from 396 to 430, one of the Latin Fathers of the Church and perhaps the most significant Christian thinker after St. Paul.Augustine’s adaptation of classical thought to Christian teaching created a theological system of great power and lasting influence. His numerous written works, the most important of ...
Hippo Regius. Once an important Roman city, the site of Hippo Regius lies in the outskirts of Annaba. Unfortunately one of the more neglected sites in the country, it remains a must-see for any traveler to Algeria.
Hippo Regius, also known as Hippone, is the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba, in Algeria. It was a major city in Roman Africa, hosting several early Christian councils and home to the philosopher and theologian Augustine of Hippo.
