Altiburus
Altiburus was a Roman-Berber town located in Africa Proconsularis. The town is tentatively identified with ruins at Henchir-Medeina in modern Tunisia.
There are remains of :de:Altiburus such as the Forum, a theatre, and houses with mosaics. Some small pre-Roman finds have also been made. In addition, numerous inscriptions in Punic and Latin were found. The site is currently being excavated by Catalan University of Barcelona.
In antiquity, Altiburus lay on the road from Carthage to Theveste, 35 km from El Kef on the confluence of two streams, north of the present location of Dawwar Awlad Gama.
The name of the town comes from the Punic language and evidence of inscription there suggest a strong Punic population element.
The Emperor Hadrian granted the town Municipium status.
The arrival of Islam took place in the end of the 7th century.Bishopric
The Roman city was also the seat of an ancient bishopric which existed till the end of the 7th century The diocese was reestablished in 1933 as a titular episcopal see. Known bishops include:
