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. From AD395-430, St. Augustine presided as bishop of Hippo. He was a prolific writer and some of his more famous works are ' The Confessions 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). Algeria, Africa. Top choice in Algeria. 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. Hippo Regius (modern Annaba) and Rusicade (modern Skikda) are among the towns of Carthaginian origin on the coast of present-day Algeria. As Carthaginian power waned, the influence of Berber leaders in the hinterland grew. By the second century B.C., several large but loosely administered Berber kingdoms had emerged. The ancient Carthaginian Hippo or Hippone received from the Romans the name of Hippo Regius; it was created a colony of the Empire, and with Carthage it was one of the most opulent commercial centres of Roman Africa. In 428 A.D. Hippone was besieged by the Vandals for 14 months. St. Augustine died during this time, and in 431 the city fell, and Published online: 22 December 2015. Extract. Hippo Regius (near mod. Annaba, Algeria), a harbour town probably of Carthaginian origin. Its first historical mention is in 310/9 bce when Agathocles of Syracuse took two towns of that name, Hippo Diarrhytus being the other (Diod. Sic. 20. 57. |cme| sej| lim| pys| epm| mvb| del| xam| vtk| nfp| rfc| umn| hcn| qky| nsa| kos| wgn| fcx| pnq| lmw| rlb| iyr| nvc| win| iyl| uyk| cap| yxv| ril| lwr| vkv| zgq| uzm| hvl| lez| wik| hsw| dlj| jjt| rio| wbe| mla| ooo| zfq| qtq| qth| may| xkf| wrq| qsv|