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Thelepte

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Thelepte

Thelepte was a city in the Roman province of Byzacena, now in western Tunisia. This Roman city held the rank of colonia. An important network of roads branched out from it, linking it with Cilium and Theveste to the north, and Gafsa and Gabes to the south.