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Timgad (Roman Thamugadi) lies on the northern slopes of the Aurès Mountains in present-day Algeria. Emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 CE) founded the city as a military colony in 100 CE. With its square enclosure, orthogonal design, and two main roads, the cardo and the decumanus crossing at right angles through the city, Timgad is a model town planning based on a grid system.
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