Roman North Africa

administrative division of the late Roman Empire (324-584 CE)

Historic phases of North Africa (c. 8th cent. BCE - 5th cent.CE)

ethnic group

Africitas is a putative African dialect of Latin. The term was first used by Erasmus as a pejorative to characterize certain elements of African Latin works. In the 20th century, the concept of Africitas was discussed by scholars, who often analyzed African authors like Saint Augustine, a Church Father, and the grammarian Marcus Cornelius Fronto in regard to this hypothetical dialect. After 1945, this scholarly conversation died off for many years. However, the discussion was revived in the early 21st century with the publication of the book, Apuleius and Africa (2014), which examined the conc