Africa Vetus ("Africa Yekare"), nzvimbo yeCarthage yeFenicia (inoenderana nechokuchamhembe kwakadziva kumabvazuva kweTunisia yemazuva ano), yakawira mumaoko eRoma mushure mekukundwa kwekupedzisira nekuparadzwa kweCarthage pakupera kweHondo yeChitatu yePunic
(146 BC). Kubereka kwevhu rayo kwakanga kuri kwokufananidzira pakati pavaRoma, kukuru zvikuru kupfuura kuri nhasi. Dunhu racho raiva nevanhu vakawanda (c. 1.5 miriyoni vagari, inenge yakafanana neBritain yenguva iyoyo) uye yakanga iri, na50 BC, tsime rinokosha zvikurusa rezvokudya zveGuta reRoma. Kwakataurwa kuti Africa yaigovera zvokudya zvavagari veRoma kwemwedzi misere yegore, nepo Egipita yaigovera zvokudya zvemwedzi mina yakasara. Purovhinzi yacho yaiva nenyika yezvivako zvakakura ("latifundia") zvaiva nevaridzi venyika vakanga vasipo. Pliny Mukuru anotaura kuti panguva yaMambo Nero (akatonga muna 54-68 C.E.), hafu yenyika yose yairimwa yaiva mudunhu racho yaingova nevamiriri vatanhatu chete veSeneti yeRoma. Kusvikira muna 45 BC, dzimwe nyika dzokuchamhembe kwakadziva kumadokero kweAfrica dzakanga dzakarongwa senyika mbiri dzechiBerber dzechiRoma, dzainzi Numidia (Tripolitania, kumadokero kweTunisia/kumabvazuva kweAlgeria) neMauretania (pakati/kumadokero kweAlgeria neMorocco).