Articles, Essays, Reviews by Moheddine Chaouali
by William Tronzo, Avinoam Shalem, Ruggero Longo, Francisco J. Moreno Martín, Moheddine Chaouali, Erica D'Amico, Silvia Armando, Magdalena Skoblar, Trpimir Vedriš, Patrick Geary, and Luca Zavagno
Papers by Moheddine Chaouali
AUTOCHTONIE II. Les savoir-faire autochtones dans le Maghreb et en Méditerranée occidentale, 705 de l’antiquité à nos jours : originalité, mutations, 2023
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Une épitaphe inédite récemment découverte dans l’antique Simitthus (Afrique Proconsulaire)... more Résumé
Une épitaphe inédite récemment découverte dans l’antique Simitthus (Afrique Proconsulaire) fait connaitre le nom d’un nouveau soldat enrôlé à la III legio Augusta remontant au règne de Septime Sévère. Il se nomme Isoadrius Ingenu(u)s. Le document rédigé selon un latin vulgaire dévoile le nom d’une ville dont il est originaire : T(h)igiba Vinaria, jamais attestée auparavant.
Abstract
An unpublished epitaph recently discovered in ancient Simitthus (Africa Proconsularis) reveals the name of a new soldier enlisted in the III legio Augusta dating back to the reign of Septimius Severus. His name is Isoadrius Ingenu(u)s. The document, written in vulgar Latin, reveals the name of a city from which he originates : T(h)igiba Vinaria, never attested before.
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
This paper represents the first isotopic study on late antique human mobility in North Africa, us... more This paper represents the first isotopic study on late antique human mobility in North Africa, using the urban site of Bulla Regia in Tunisia as a case study. We also present the first values for bioavailable 87 Sr/ 86 Sr in northern Tunisia, analysing 63 plant and snail samples, as well as a simple method for the pre-processing of plants in the field to facilitate their export. Bulla Regia was a prominent Roman and late antique town situated on an important axis of transport and communication in North Africa and is therefore an ideal site to explore mobility in the region during this time period. Strontium (87 Sr/ 86 Sr) and oxygen (δ 18 O Carb) isotopic analysis of 22 late antique individuals from a Christian church and cemetery identified at least seven or eight non-locals, while comparative analysis of five Roman individuals from a funerary enclosure on the same site classified all but one of them as potential locals. Most non-local individuals exhibit 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values that match various areas of northern Tunisia, which supports regional mobility rather than long-distance migration, although when combined with the oxygen results, interregional mobility from an area with a warmer climate may be hypothesised for some individuals. Examination of the spatial distribution of non-local individuals in their cemetery setting reveals that they were privileged individuals, thus they may reflect the mobility of wealthier town-dwellers in late antiquity, particularly perhaps along the Carthage-Hippo route.
The settlement of Chimtou located in the Medjerda valley is known for its marble quarry, where ye... more The settlement of Chimtou located in the Medjerda valley is known for its marble quarry, where yellow marble was mined for the entire roman empire. During the Roman period Chimtou has been a major roman city but little is known about the changes during the transition to the Arab period. The interdisciplinary project ISLAMAFR aims to understand the cultural, economic and landscape transformations of the western Medjerda Valley from late antiquity to the early medieval period (600 to 1000 AD).Earlier studies in the region by Christoph Zielhofer and Dominik Faust have shown that the landscape evolution of the Medjerda Valley derived from alluvial records indicates short-term changes in fluvial dynamics in the Holocene. During the upheaval from Roman to Arab period they reconstructed great flooding events for the Western Medjerda Valley with a brief slow-down in fluvial activity during the Arab conquest. On the basis of their work we will densify the landscape history using two fluvial ...
Libyan Studies
Recent scholarship on North African cities has done much to dispel earlier assumptions about late... more Recent scholarship on North African cities has done much to dispel earlier assumptions about late antique collapse and demonstrate significant continuity into the Byzantine and medieval periods. Yet urban changes did not affect North Africa evenly. Far less is known about the differing regional trajectories that shaped urban transformation and the extent to which pre-Roman and Roman micro-regions continued to share meaningful characteristics in subsequent periods. This article provides a preliminary exploration of regional change from the fourth to the eleventh century focused on a zone in the Central Medjerda Valley (Tunisia) containing the well-known sites of Bulla Regia and Chimtou. We place these towns in their wider historical and geographical setting and interrogate urban change by looking at investment in public buildings and spaces, religious buildings and housing, and ceramic networks. The process of comparison identifies new commonalities (and differences) between the site...
The ancient town of Simitthus (today Chimtou, Tunisia), known for its important quarries of yello... more The ancient town of Simitthus (today Chimtou, Tunisia), known for its important quarries of yellow Numidian marble (giallo antico), has been the object of archaeological research conducted jointly by the Tunisian National Heritage Institute and the German Archaeological Institute in Rome since 1965. This report presents a short overview on the activities at Chimtou in 2016–2018, which were primarily dedicated to publishing the results of the excavations conducted in the 1980s accompanied by measures of capacity building and site management.
Ancient Simitthus (today Chimtou, Tunisia), known for its important quarries of yellow Numidian m... more Ancient Simitthus (today Chimtou, Tunisia), known for its important quarries of yellow Numidian marble, has been the object of archaeological research conducted jointly by the Tunisian National Heritage Institute (INP) and the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) since 1965. This report presents a short overview on the recent activities at Chimtou in 2014 and 2015, which were primarily dedicated to publishing the results of the excavations conducted in the 1980s northeast of the forum of the Roman town and the 'temple of Imperial cult' accompanied by measures of capacity building and site management.
Dieser Beitrag prasentiert erstmals alle 65 bis heute bekannten Grabdenkmaler des 1. und fruhen 2... more Dieser Beitrag prasentiert erstmals alle 65 bis heute bekannten Grabdenkmaler des 1. und fruhen 2. Jhs. aus Simitthus/Chimtou (Tunesien) und seinem Umland. Diese neben zeitgleichen Gruppen aus Karthago, Ammaedara und Mactaris bedeutendste Grabmarkerserie der fruhkaiserzeitlichen Africa Proconsularis ist ein wichtiges Indiz fur die tiefgreifende Transformation der fruhromischen Stadt. Die kombinierte ikonographisch-epigraphische Analyse der Grabdenkmaler aus drei neu eingerichteten Nekropolen bietet neue Einblicke in die wahrend des 1. Jhs stark expandierende colonia . Die lokalen Steinmetzwerkstatten bedienten sich eines regional in vorromischer Zeit etablierten Rahmendekors und Typenspektrums. ›Afrikanische‹ Namen und eine lateinisch-neopunische Bilingue zeugen von der Beibehaltung bestehender Grabmarkierungstraditionen. Anhand der Gentilnamen, einiger Statuenmotive und Funerarsymbole sind gleichzeitig klare Bezuge nach Mittelitalien offenkundig. Aus dieser Region scheinen zahlreic...
Antiquités africaines, 2019
Parmi les découvertes récentes Moheddine chaouali * Mots-clés : Bisica Lucana, carrière équestre,... more Parmi les découvertes récentes Moheddine chaouali * Mots-clés : Bisica Lucana, carrière équestre, ratio patrimonii, Afrique Proconsulaire. Résumé : Deux inscriptions latines récemment découvertes en Tunisie font connaître deux chevaliers. La première, totalement inédite, de Bisica Lucana, se rapporte à Caecilius Secundus qui a fait une carrière militaire sans avoir suivi un parcours complet. La deuxième-ayant déjà fait l'objet d'une étude succincte-se rapporte à L. Sempronius Ianuarius qui a été procurateur de la ratio patrimonii en Afrique Proconsulaire. J'écarterai ainsi l'une des hypothèses déjà avancées selon laquelle il serait procurateur ducénaire à Rome.
Antiquités africaines, 2002
Books by Moheddine Chaouali
Bulla a été fondée à une date non encore précisée, mais probablement antérieure au IVe siècle av.... more Bulla a été fondée à une date non encore précisée, mais probablement antérieure au IVe siècle av. J.-C. Après avoir dépendu de Carthage dès le IIIe siècle av. J.-C., cette ville passa sous domination des rois numides au milieu du IIe siècle av. J.-C. Á l'époque romaine, Bulla Regia a connu les différents statuts municipaux en même temps qu'elle se dotait de parure monumentale expression architecturale de sa romanisation. Si elle a conservé plusieurs monuments digne de son passé prestigieux et de son importance économique, Bulla Regia retient surtout l'attention par la hardiesse de ses somptueuses demeures qui s'ordonnaient sur deux niveaux, un rez-de-chaussée et un sous-sol.
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Articles, Essays, Reviews by Moheddine Chaouali
Papers by Moheddine Chaouali
Une épitaphe inédite récemment découverte dans l’antique Simitthus (Afrique Proconsulaire) fait connaitre le nom d’un nouveau soldat enrôlé à la III legio Augusta remontant au règne de Septime Sévère. Il se nomme Isoadrius Ingenu(u)s. Le document rédigé selon un latin vulgaire dévoile le nom d’une ville dont il est originaire : T(h)igiba Vinaria, jamais attestée auparavant.
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An unpublished epitaph recently discovered in ancient Simitthus (Africa Proconsularis) reveals the name of a new soldier enlisted in the III legio Augusta dating back to the reign of Septimius Severus. His name is Isoadrius Ingenu(u)s. The document, written in vulgar Latin, reveals the name of a city from which he originates : T(h)igiba Vinaria, never attested before.
Books by Moheddine Chaouali
Une épitaphe inédite récemment découverte dans l’antique Simitthus (Afrique Proconsulaire) fait connaitre le nom d’un nouveau soldat enrôlé à la III legio Augusta remontant au règne de Septime Sévère. Il se nomme Isoadrius Ingenu(u)s. Le document rédigé selon un latin vulgaire dévoile le nom d’une ville dont il est originaire : T(h)igiba Vinaria, jamais attestée auparavant.
Abstract
An unpublished epitaph recently discovered in ancient Simitthus (Africa Proconsularis) reveals the name of a new soldier enlisted in the III legio Augusta dating back to the reign of Septimius Severus. His name is Isoadrius Ingenu(u)s. The document, written in vulgar Latin, reveals the name of a city from which he originates : T(h)igiba Vinaria, never attested before.