الوضعية المهنية للمجتمع النوميدي من خلال النقائش اللاتينية

Abstract EN

The study of the social structure of ancient societies is a complex and difficult process due to the once of historical data necessary for this study, by shedding light on family ties, professional status and other demographic and social indicators that the inscriptions provide us with, it is possible to identify the most important professions that were in the province of Numidia the professional status of the elements on the soil of Numidia differed according to the legal status of the Roman empire, where the ancient Maghreb generally witnessed a systematic expansion policy aimed at tightening military control, and this is based on the military teams that were released in the region to expand and rob the lands of the local tribes, and none of these regions were spared the political, which was the main feature of the history of the empire in the provinces of North Africa, this affected the social and professional status of the local population.

the colonial moves towards Numidia varied, as the Romans preferred in this period the indirect intervention, under the pretext of settling the situation of the Numidian kingdom following the death of Masinissa in the year 148 BC.

this was a cover to pave the way for its occupation in addition to working to incite the local population against each other until the year 46 BC so that Numidia was occupied, to write a new chapter in the history of Numidia under Roman rule In this work, we try to shed light on the most important professions that existed in the Roman province of Numidia, and this is based on the inscriptions left by them, because the local and foreign elements that were present on the territory of the province.