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Casae

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: R.B. Hitchner

Contributors: Tom Elliott

Last modified Aug 18, 2025 07:29 PM — History

Modern Henchir el Beguar/Begar, an archaeological site located in the Tunisian governorate of Kasserine. Inscriptions of the second century CE found here in the 19th century authorized the holding of regular markets at Casae and demonstrate that it was probably the principal settlement of the Saltus Beguensis, a Roman senatorial estate.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/705921778

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
35.432, 8.9077

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- ALEAM Location: Henchir El Begar (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Casae (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Henchir-el-Beguar (English, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
Labels (map, atlas, gazetteer):
- Henchir El Begar 1 (French, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Casae makes connections with:

Casae located in Saltus Beguensis (30 BC - AD 300)

Casae receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement, archaeological site

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Initial Provenance:
BAtlas 33 C2 Casae

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Suggested citation:
R.B. Hitchner, and Tom Elliott, 'Casae: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/705921778> [accessed: 17 February 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/705921778 |title=Places: 705921778 (Casae) |author=Hitchner, R. |accessdate=February 17, 2026 9:22 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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