Ancient City of Diana Veteranorum

Diana Veteranorum was an ancient Roman-Berber city in Algeria [1]. It was located around 40 km northwest of Lambaesis and 85 km southwest of Cirta [1]. Diana Veteranorum was founded in the connection with the settling of Roman veterans of the Legio III Augusta in northern Africa under the emperor Trajan (98-117) [1]. In 164/165 AD the legate C. Maesius Picatianus issued the construction of a memorial arch for the emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus [1]. Archeological excavations at the site have yielded a large paved rectangular forum and an aqueduct [1]. In the southeastern area, there are also the remains of a temple that may have been dedicated to the goddess Diana [1]. Two arches have been found, the larger one of which features three openings [1]. An inscription on it indicates that it was erected for the emperor Macrinus in 217 [1].