Hippo Regius
Council site · School or library
ancient name for the modern city of Annaba, Algeria
Location: 36.8825, 7.7500 · Pleiades 305090
What this place is
- School or library — Augustine's library and the household of clergy he taught in — the books were kept for the church after him, and about ten of his pupils went out as bishops
Who is recorded here
- Augustine of Hippo ministry · AD 391
- Augustine of Hippo death · AD 430
What happened here
- Synod of Hippo AD 393
In art
About the place
Hippo Regius is the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba, Algeria. It served as an important city for the Phoenicians, Berbers, Romans, and Vandals. Hippo was the capital city of the Vandal Kingdom from AD 435 to 439. After the Vandal capture of Carthage in 439, Carthage became the capital.
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