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The Roman province of Africa Proconsularis was established after the Romans defeated Carthage in the Third Punic War . It roughly comprised the territory of present-day Tunisia , the northeast of modern-day Algeria , and the small Mediterranean Sea coast of modern-day western Libya along the Syrtis Minor .
It was the richest province in the western part of the empire. The Arabs later named roughly the same region as the original province Ifriqiya , a rendering of Africa , from the Latin language.
The acquired for the province of Africa was the site of the ancient city of Carthage . Other large cities in the region included Hadrumetum (modern Sousse , Tunisia ), capital of Byzacena , Hippo Regius (modern Annaba , Algeria ). The province was established by the Roman Republic in 146 BC, following the Third Punic War .