Tocolsida
Archaeological site and former Roman fort in Morocco
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Tocolsida is a site in modern Morocco,[1] with the remains of an ancient castra from the Roman Province of Mauretania Tingitana, Roman Empire.[2][3][4][5]
The site is on the Wadi Rdem in the foot hills of the Atlas Mountains, south of Roman Volubilis.[6] In antiquity it was on the Limes Africanus[7] at the end of the Roman Road.[8] near the modern village of Tagourart Ain Karma just north of Meknes, and west of Fez.
Tocolsida was one of the five fortresses[11] built to defend the city of Volubilis[12] and was active from 30BC – AD300. Though some archaeology suggest occupation till the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb.
The fort was mentioned on the Antonine Itinerary.[13][14] and Ptolemy's Geography.
The castra was founded under the emperor Antoninus Pius and housed squadrons of Gallic and Syrian cavalry.[15] There was an aqueduct,[16] at Tocolosida.
Tocolosida was excavated by the French in the early 20th century.[17]
Tocolosida is also known as El-Jezira, Bled Takourart and Aïn Takourart.