Timici was a Phoenician, Numidian, and Roman town located in present-day Ain Matboul, Algeria (between Sidi M'hamed Ben Ali and Taougrit).
| Timici | |
| Built: | 4th century BC |
| Demolished: | 6th century |
| Architecture: | Punic and Roman |
| Location: | Aïn Metboul, Sidi M'hamed Ben Ali |
| Height: | 500 |
| Restored: | 1th century |
Timici is a Latinization of the town's Punic name .
Timici means fire in Tamazight
Timici minted its own bronze coins with Punic legends.
Under the Romans, Timici was a native town (Latin: civitas) in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis.[1]
The town was previously identified with the ruins at Aïn Témouchent,[2] which were actually the remnants of Roman Albulae.
Timici was the seat of a Christian bishop in antiquity. Three of them appear in the surviving historical record. The title fell into abeyance during the Islamic conquest of the Maghreb but was revived as a Roman Catholic titular see (Latin: Dioecesis Timicitana) in the 20th century.[3] [4]