Sidi Said - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Sidi Said - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Sidi Said, Morocco is a hamlet in Morocco located at 28° 27' 36" North, 10° 34' 12" detailed map of Sidi Said and near places. was during the Roman Empire one of five Castra (fort) that guarded the city of Volubilis from incursion over the nearby Limes Africanus. Sidi Said was the base for the Cohors IV Gallorum equitata, an auxiliary cavalry unit from Gaul. Rome's control over the area ended, however, following the chaos of the Crisis of the Third Century, when the empire nearly disintegrated as a series of generals seized and lost power through civil wars, palace coups and assassinations.Rogerson, Barnaby (2010). Marrakesh, Fez and Rabat. (London: Cadogan Guides, 2010). p237. Read more on Wikipedia
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