See also:

• CIRTA (mod. Constantine, q.v.)

CIRTA (mod. See also:

• CONSTANTINE

Constantine, q.v.)  , an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of See also:

• NUMIDIA

Numidia, in See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa, in the See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country of the Massyli . It was regarded by the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans as the strongest position in Numidia, and was made by them the converging point of all their See also:

• GREAT

great military roads in that country . By the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early emperors it was allowed to fall into decay, but was afterwards restored by See also:

• CONSTANTINE

Constantine, from whom it took its See also:

• MODERN

modern name .