Quintus Lollius Urbicus

Quintus Lollius Urbicus was a native son of Numidia born in Tiddis (Castellum Tidditanorum, perched on the cliffs near modern Constantine, Algeria) to a Berber-Roman landowning family. Rising through merit, talent, and military brilliance, he commanded legions across Germania and Judea before being appointed Governor of Britannia by Emperor Antoninus Pius in 139 AD.

In Britain, Urbicus launched a bold campaign into Caledonia (Scotland), defeated the rebellious tribes, and oversaw the engineering and construction of the 63-kilometer Antonine Wall between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde. Later serving as Prefect of Rome (the highest civil office in the capital), his proud monumental inscriptions still stand preserved at his birthplace in Tiddis.