a Latin titular see) in the casbah area of modern Algiers.

History

The history of Icosium goes back to around 400 BC when a small Berber village was created by some local fishermen. Only when 3000 Roman veterans settled there as colonists during the times of Augustus did Icosium grow in importance.

Legends

Icosium's Greek name was later explained

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