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Siminina, was a
Siminina, was a Roman era
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civitas
In Ancient Rome, the Latin term (; plural ), according to Cicero in the time of the late Roman Republic, was the social body of the , or citizens, united by law (). It is the law that binds them together, giving them responsibilities () on th ...
of the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis.
The ancient city is tentatively identified with ruins at Bir-El-Djedidi, Tunisia.
The city was also the seat
A seat is a place to sit. The term may encompass additional features, such as back, armrest, head restraint but also headquarters in a wider sense.
Types of seat
The following are examples of different kinds of seat:
* Armchair (furniture), ...
of an ancient Christian bishopric, suffragan of Archdiocese of Carthage. Only two bishops of Siminina are documented
*Deuterium was present at the Council of Carthage (484) called by the Vandal king Huneric.
* Giuniano intervened in the Council of Carthage (525).
Today Siminina survives as a titular bishopric and the bishop until his death was Robert Patrick Maginnis of Philadelphia.
References
{{coord missing, Tunisia Former populated places in Tunisia Catholic titular sees in Africa Roman towns and cities in Africa (Roman province)