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 | | Cyrenaica, on the east, attached to Egypt, was then excluded from it, and, similarly, Mauretania, on the west. |
 | | A network of military routes, constructed and kept in repair by the soldiers, led from Lambaesa in all directions, and stretched along the frontier as far as Leptis Magna, passing Theveste (Tebessa), Thenae and Tacape (Gabes). |
 | | The civil government was carried on by consulares or praesides, while the military government was in the hands of four duces militum, who made strenuous efforts to drive out the barbarians. |
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