Thacia

Africa Proconsularis (125 AD).

Thacia was a Roman-Berber civitas in the province of Africa Proconsularis who's nowdays identified as Bordj Messaoudi near the town of el Kef (former Sicca).

The city is known as the site of a battle in 545 AD. Forces led by the Berber King Antalas and the Byzantine general Stotzas fought against the Byzantines troops under the commander John son of Sisiniolos on their way to Carthage in order to apply an agreement established with Guntharic Dux of Numidia for making him overthrow the representative of the Emperor Justinian Ist, Areobindus Praetorian Prefect of Africa. The Berbers launched a general revolt and inflicted a severe defeat on the Byzantines in Thacia in 545 AD. Stotzas and John were all killed in the battle. Antalas with his coalition of Moors from all sides of north Africa kept the march towards Carthage and Stotzas was replaced at the head of the deserter army in rebellion against the imperial authorities.