Carpi (Africa)
Area around Carpi from space (false color)
Carpi was a Roman era , town in the Roman Province of Africa Proconsolare, and has been tentatively identified with ruins at , (or Marsa) on Cape Bon in Tunisia.
The El Mraïssa ruins are nearby to , and Henchir Bir Jedi. El Mraïssa is also close to where the Oued Oum el Hallalif river enters the Mediterranean Sea.[1]
The Roman city was also the seat of an ancient Christian Bishopric under the leadership of the Bishop of Carthage.[2] The diocese survives today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church, and the current bishop is .
References[]
- ^ El Mraïssa at mapcarta.com.
- ^ Titular Episcopal See of Carpi at GCatholic.org.
Categories:
- Roman towns and cities in Africa (Roman province)
- Catholic titular sees in Africa