Tubusuctu

Tubusuctu[1] also known as Colonia Iulia Augusta Legionis VII, was a Roman colony[2] founded by Augustus for military veterans and known for its olive oil.

The N cisterns, fed by an aqueduct coming from the W, measure 35.5 x 77 m and are made up of 15 connected basins; the vaults were semicircular in section and there were interior and exterior buttresses.

[9]Tubusuptu, located in the fertile Soummam River valley just south of the Port of Saldae, was populated by the Roman soldiers[10] of the Legio VII Claudia.

The region's olive oil was very popular and Tiklat jars were found throughout the Roman Empire,[11] which proves its commercial importance at the beginning of the Christian era.

[9] The bishopric survives today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church and the current bishop is Alphonse Marie van den Bosch.