Hippo Regius
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: E.W.B. Fentress
Creators: E.W.B. Fentress
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Warner, R. Talbert
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Last modified
Apr 14, 2026 09:45 AM
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History
Hippo Regius (modern Annaba in Algeria) was a colony established by Phoenicians from Tyre as early as the twelfth century BC.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/305090
36.882539297, 7.75014588123
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Site archéologique d’Hippone (Annaba) (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Hippo Regius (Latin, 330 BC - AD 640)
- Ἱππὼν βασιλικός (Hippon Basilikos: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- هيبون (Hypon: Arabic, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Hyppone Regio (Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)
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- Annaba (English, AD 1900 - AD 2099)
- Hippo Regius located on Untitled (unspecified date range)
- Hippo Regius located on Untitled (unspecified date range)
- Ad Villam Serviliana located south of Hippo Regius (unspecified date range)
- Forum of Hippo Regius located at Hippo Regius (unspecified date range)
- Great Church of Hippo Regius located at Hippo Regius (unspecified date range)
- Macellum of Hippo Regius located at Hippo Regius (unspecified date range)
- Mutugenna located near Hippo Regius (unspecified date range)
- Theater of Hippo Regius located at Hippo Regius (unspecified date range)
- Thermae of Hippo Regius located at Hippo Regius (unspecified date range)
- Turres located near Hippo Regius (unspecified date range)
- Unnamed aqueduct supplying Hippo Regius flows into Hippo Regius (unspecified date range)
settlement, port, archaeological site
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 31 H3 Hippo Regius
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Annaba, formerly Bône
E.W.B. Fentress, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Warner, and R. Talbert, 'Hippo Regius: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/305090> [accessed: 14 May 2026]
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