Gunugus
Sign in to saveGunugus or Gunugu (, ) was a Berber and Carthaginian town in northwest Africa in antiquity. It passed into Roman control during the Punic Wars and was the site of a colony of veteran soldiers. It survived the Vandals and Byzantines but was destroyed during the Muslim invasion of the area.
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- Location
- History
- Bishopric
- Antiquities of Gunugu
- Roman era
- Medieval period
- Archaeological finds
- Necropolises
- Funerary practices
- Hydraulic works
- Port
- Trade and commerce
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Gunugus or Gunugu (, ) was a Berber and Carthaginian town in northwest Africa in antiquity. It passed into Roman control during the Punic Wars and was the site of a colony of veteran soldiers. It survived the Vandals and Byzantines but was destroyed during the Muslim invasion of the area.
==Location== Gunugus has been tentativelybut not certainlyidentified with the ruins at Sidi Brahim de Gouraya on the Mediterranean coast near Gouraya, Algeria.
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