The city of Timgad was built by Emperor Trajan in 100 A.D. Though it was sacked by Berber tribes shortly after Rome fell, its ruins still stand in Northern Africa today.
Timgad was founded as "Colonia Marciana Ulpia Traiana Thamugadi" in memory of the emperor's family. The name is the result of combining the names of the emperor's mother Marcia, eldest sister Ulpia Marciana, and father Marcus Ulpius Traianus.
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