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M. Chaouali, 2013Abstract : http://www.dainst.org/de/publication/römische-mitteilungen-119-2013-0 ?ft=allThis analysis of the milestones discovered in the territory of Chimtou (antique Simitthus) allows a better knowledge to be formed of the various Roman roads : the section of the Carthago – Hippo Regius via Simitthus road ; the “marble road”, which links Simitthus with Thabraca ; and the Simitthus – Naraggara via Masculula road. The chronological frame of the analysis ranges from the reign of Hadrian (129 AD) until the reign of Theodosius and Arcadius (383–393 AD). This study, together with the examination of the available evidence, allows a variety of further deductions to be made concerning the use of the roads, the export of Numidian marble, the spelling of the city's name, and the composition of the inscriptions.