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Mauretania was an ancient kingdom in northwest Africa, encompassing regions of modern-day Morocco and Algeria. worldhistory.org/Mauretania/

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Caesarea was actually the name of three separate cities: one in Palestine, one in Cappadocia (Asia Minor), and one in Mauretania, present-day Algeria. The first city, Caesarea Palestinae, was built by Herod around 25 BCE and, like the other two cities, was named for Roman emperor Augustus (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE). It served as an administrative capital for the province, and in the 1st century CE, Em...worldhistory.org/Caesarea_(Nor

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