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Tripolitania was a province of the Roman Empire. Between the 2nd century BC and the 3rd century AD it had been known as Syrtica; in the 3rd century it was renamed Tripolitania meaning "region of the three cities", referring to Oea (modern Tripoli of Libya), Sabratha and Leptis Magna.

Following the defeat of Carthage in the Punic Wars, Ancient Rome organized the region (along with what is now modern day Tunisia and eastern Algeria), into a province known as Africa, and placed it under the administration of a proconsul.

Tripolitania was the least urbanized region in Roman Africa.^[1]

During the Diocletian reforms of the late 3rd century, all of North Africa was placed into the newly created Diocese of Africa, of which Tripolitania was a constituent province.

Classical sources

In the 19th century, some scholars debated the location of the classical sites within contemporary Ottoman Tripolitania. For example, Sabratha had been referred to by sailors as "Old Tripoli" and some classical names (e.g. Oea, Neapolis, Abrotonum) were no longer in modern use.^[2]

Episcopal sees

Ancient episcopal sees of the late Roman province of Tripolitania listed in the Annuario Pontificio as titular sees:^[3]

Gergis (Zargis)
Gigthi
Girba (Djerba, Tunisia)
Leptis Magna
Oëa
Paraetonium
Sabrata
Sinnipsa (ruins of Abd-es-Saade?)
Tacapae
Teuchira
Villamagna in Tripolitania (Henchir-Sidi-Abdein)

References

^ Mattingly, D. J. (1988). "The Olive Boom. Oil Surpluses, Wealth and Power in Roman Tripolitania". Libyan Studies. 19: 27. doi:10.1017/S0263718900001060. ISSN 0263-7189.
^ de Saint-Martin, Vivien. “SUR LES ANCIENS SITES DE LA TRIPOLITAINE Note Lue à l’Académie Des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Dans La Séance Du 13 Septembre.” Revue Archéologique, vol. 4, 1861, pp. 413–24. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41734146. Accessed 25 Sep. 2022.
^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), "Sedi titolari", pp. 819–1013

[1] Mattingly, D. J. (1988). "The Olive Boom. Oil Surpluses, Wealth and Power in Roman Tripolitania". Libyan Studies. 19: 27. doi:10.1017/S0263718900001060. ISSN 0263-7189.

[2] Saint-Martin, Vivien. “SUR LES ANCIENS SITES DE LA TRIPOLITAINE Note Lue à l’Académie Des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Dans La Séance Du 13 Septembre.” Revue Archéologique, vol. 4, 1861, pp. 413–24. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41734146. Accessed 25 Sep. 2022.

[3] Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), "Sedi titolari", pp. 819–1013

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+{{Short description|Roman province in North Africa}}
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 [[File:Tripolitania within the Diocese of Africa - AD 400 (cropped).png|thumb|Tripolitania within the Diocese of Africa, c.400 AD]]
 [[File:Notitia Dignitatum - Dux provinciae Tripolitanae.png|thumb|Notitia Dignitatum - Dux provinciae Tripolitanae]]
-'''Tripolitania''' was a [[province of the Roman Empire]]. Between the 2nd century BC and the 3rd century AD it had been known as '''Syrtica'''; in the 3rd century it was renamed Tripolitania meaning "region of the three cities", referring to [[Oea]] (modern [[Tripoli]] of [[Libya]]), [[Sabratha]] and [[Leptis Magna]].
+'''Tripolitania''' was a [[province of the Roman Empire]]. Between the 2nd century BC and the 3rd century AD it had been known as '''Syrtica'''; in the 3rd century it was renamed Tripolitania meaning "region of the three cities", referring to [[Oea]] (modern [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] of [[Libya]]), [[Sabratha]] and [[Leptis Magna]].
+Following the defeat of [[Carthage]] in the [[Punic Wars]], [[Ancient Rome]] organized the region (along with what is now modern day [[Tunisia]] and eastern [[Algeria]]), into a [[Roman province|province]] known as [[Africa (Roman province)|Africa]], and placed it under the administration of a [[proconsul]].
+Tripolitania was the least urbanized region in Roman Africa.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mattingly |first=D. J. |date=1988 |title=The Olive Boom. Oil Surpluses, Wealth and Power in Roman Tripolitania |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/libyan-studies/article/abs/olive-boom-oil-surpluses-wealth-and-power-in-roman-tripolitania/3A03E0D41AEE2E118FDFFFEE32F5C646 |journal=Libyan Studies |language=en |volume=19 |pages=27 |doi=10.1017/S0263718900001060 |issn=0263-7189}}</ref>
+During the [[Diocletian#Reforms|Diocletian reforms]] of the late 3rd century, all of North Africa was placed into the newly created [[Diocese of Africa]], of which Tripolitania was a constituent province.
+==Classical sources==
-Following the defeat of [[Carthage]] in the [[Punic Wars]], [[Ancient Rome]] organized the region (along with what is now modern day [[Tunisia]] and eastern [[Algeria]]), into a [[Roman province|province]] known as [[Africa (Roman province)|Africa]], and placed it under the administration of a [[proconsul]]. During the [[Diocletian#Reforms|Diocletian reforms]] of the late 3rd century, all of North Africa was placed into the newly created [[Diocese of Africa]], of which Tripolitania was a constituent province.
+[[File:Ancient sites of Tripolitania.jpg|thumb|left|The ancient sites of Tripolitania as mentioned in Greco-Roman sources, summarized by [[Vivien de Saint-Martin]] in 1861]]
+In the 19th century, some scholars debated the location of the classical sites within contemporary [[Ottoman Tripolitania]]. For example, [[Sabratha]] had been referred to by sailors as "Old Tripoli" and some classical names (e.g. Oea, Neapolis, Abrotonum) were no longer in modern use.<ref> de Saint-Martin, Vivien. “SUR LES ANCIENS SITES DE LA TRIPOLITAINE Note Lue à l’Académie Des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Dans La Séance Du 13 Septembre.” Revue Archéologique, vol. 4, 1861, pp. 413–24. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41734146. Accessed 25 Sep. 2022.</ref>
-== Episcopal sees ==
+==Episcopal sees==
 Ancient [[episcopal see]]s of the late [[Roman province]] of Tripolitania listed in the ''[[Annuario Pontificio]]'' as [[titular see]]s:<ref>''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, {{ISBN|978-88-209-9070-1}}), "Sedi titolari", pp. 819–1013</ref>
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