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Roman Algeria1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2009

John Ferguson
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One of the incidental advantages of working in Ibadan is the wide variety of legitimate routes between Lagos and London. These have enabled us to explore the Roman Empire in some thoroughness; we have in the past visited Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Sicily, Tripolitania, Tunisia, and Spain. But we had long had our sights set on Algeria; only the political situation kept us away. By 1965 we decided that the political situation was settled. In fact our bookings came through on the day of Ben Bella's deposition. Equally when we were there in September 1965 the country gave every sign of being tranquil, and we had a time so thrilling that it seemed right to share it publicly in the hope of encouraging others to follow. For the welcome we received was warm beyond belief, and the Roman remains are wonderful, and wonderfully situated in beautiful country.

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Research Article
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Greece & Rome , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , October 1966 , pp. 169 - 187
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Copyright © The Classical Association 1966

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1 We regret that, as yet, we have not been able to follow Professor Ferguson's excellent advice ourselves and we cannot therefore guarantee that his details of prices, etc., are those actually ruling at the moment. We hope, however, that they will be useful as rough guides and that we may hear more of Roman Algeria from some of our readers whose travels may be stimulated by this article. Ed.