Gaetulia

E229569

Gaetulia was an ancient region in North Africa inhabited by semi-nomadic Berber tribes, located south of Numidia and extending into the Sahara.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gaetuli 2
Gaetulia canonical 1

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient geographical region
historical region
approximateModernLocation Algeria
Libya
Tunisia
associatedWithPeople Gaetuli
linked to: Gaetulia
borderedBy Mauretania
Numidia
Sahara Desert
climate arid
continent Africa
culture Berber culture
economy pastoralism
semi-nomadic herding
ethnicGroup Berbers
extendsInto Sahara Desert
inhabitedBy Berber tribes
Gaetuli
linked to: Gaetulia

semi-nomadic tribes
knownFrom Greek sources
Roman sources
languageFamily Afroasiatic
locatedIn North Africa
locatedSouthOf Numidia
mentionedIn works of Pliny the Elder
works of Sallust
militaryRole source of light cavalry for ancient armies
notableFeature transition zone between Mediterranean coast and Sahara Desert
partOf ancient Roman world
primaryLanguages Berber languages
romanProvinceRelation outside formal provincial boundaries for much of Roman history
strategicImportance frontier zone for Roman North Africa
terrain desert fringe
steppe
timePeriod Classical antiquity
Roman Empire era
Roman Republic era
linked to: Roman Republic

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Numidia borders Gaetulia
Gaetulia inhabitedBy Gaetuli
linked to: Gaetulia
Gaetulia associatedWithPeople Gaetuli
linked to: Gaetulia