Thacia was a Roman-Berber civitas in the province of Africa Proconsularis.
[1] The city is known as the site of a battle in 545AD.
Forces led by the Berber King Antalas and the Byzantine general Stotzas fought against the troops of Solomon, the Prefect of Africa.
The Berbers launched a general revolt and inflicted a severe defeat on the Byzantines in Thacia in 545.
Antalas, Stotzas and Solomon were all killed in the battle.