Tiddis Ruins

Tiddis was an ancient settlement in Numidia, in what is now Constantine Province in eastern Algeria [1]. It lies above the gorges of the Rhumel, about 16 kilometres northwest of ancient Cirta [1]. In the Roman period Tiddis belonged to the communities dependent on Cirta [1]. Occupation of the site predates Roman rule [1]. Tiddis remained occupied into Late Antiquity, when it was also the seat of a Christian bishopric [1]. Pre-Roman occupation is known particularly from the cemeteries surrounding the settlement [1]. Rhodian amphorae found at Tiddis have been dated to the last quarter of the 3rd and the first half of the 2nd century BC [1]. Systematic large-scale excavation under André Berthier began on 7 January 1941 [1].