🏛️ Iol Caesarea-Aquae Calidae
Roman coastal settlement with thermal springs in northwestern Algeria
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near Cherchell, Tipasa Province, northwestern Algeria on the Mediterranean coast
- Dual settlement combining the Libyan-Phoenician city of Iol with Roman thermal facilities
- Founded as Iol in antiquity; renamed and expanded under Roman rule, particularly during the reign of Juba II (25 BCE – 23 CE)
- Known for naturally heated mineral springs (aquae calidae) that supplied public and private bathing facilities
Iol Caesarea-Aquae Calidae represents a significant fusion of pre-Roman and Roman settlement patterns in North Africa. The site ...