M'Daourouch

Madauros (also Madaura ) was a Numidian town in North Africa near the present M'Daourouch in the extreme northeast of Algeria in the province of Constantine. The form of the name Madauros is to be regarded as authentic, as it is attested by inscriptions and is also suggested by the Arab development of the place name.

Madauros belonged to 203 BC to Ostnumidischen Empire, which was under the rule of King Syphax. This was in the New Kingdom of Numidia in the reign of King westnumidischen Massinissa who had fought on the side of Rome in the Second Punic War. In 46 BC Caesar annexed the Numidian kingdom. At the end of the first century this was declared a Roman province.

The city was famous for its schools, which enjoyed a very high reputation. The writer Apuleius was born around 123 in Madauros. Apuleius wrote, among other things, the novel Metamorphoses.

The church teacher and philosopher Augustine studied for several years in Madauros.

Today only witness ruins of the ancient city. For example, a Roman mausoleum, huge baths, a Byzantine citadel and a Christian Basilica can be visited.