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Aquae Calidae , sometimes called ''Aquae Calidae Neapolitanorum'', was a Roman colonia in Mauretania Caesariensis. It is now called Hammam Righa in modern Algeria. ==History== Emperor Augustus established there a colony of his veterans and the city started to grow soon in importance.〔(Roman coloniae )〕 Augustus even founded in what is now coastal Algeria the following Roman colonies: Igilgili, Saldae, Tubusuctu, Rusazu, Rusguniae, Zuccabar, Thuburnica and Gunugu. All these colonies were connected to Aquae Calidae in a military way with strong commercial links.〔Mommsen, Theodore. "The Provinces of the Roman Empire". Section: Africa〕 The importance of Aquae Calidae -as the name indicated- was from the warm "sulfate waters" (reaching nearly 50 C.) that were used for the local famous roman thermae.〔(E. Petteno: Le aquae e le terme curative dell'Africa romana )〕 The Roman colony was founded at 600 meters of altitude in a mountain range full of trees that made the climate very pleasant for sick people suffering of rheumatism. During the centuries of Roman domination Aquae Calidae was a small but rich city with a Forum, theater, baths, library and acqueducts, but nearly all has disappeared. Probably the city was a Christian See. Only a necropolis near the city walls has shown the abundance of evidences about Aquae Calidae Christian past. There are traces of a defensive wall, probably rebuilt by the Byzantines in the early seventh century. Occupied by the Vandals in the fifth century and damaged, the city was recovered to romanitas by the Byzantines and regained importance during the sixth century. Conquered by Arabs around 700 AD, Aquae Calidae practically disappeared in the next two centuries. But the waters have been used for therapeutically reasons since then continuously.〔(Photos of the Thermae in the XX century )〕 In the XIX/XX centuries the area was colonized by French settlers, who had a local Catholic See.〔(Catholic See of Aquae Calidae/Hammam Righa )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aquae Calidae Neapolitanorum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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