St. Augustine of Hippo Background
Video on Algerian Culture
Time Period of 300AD
- In 320, Chandragupta founded the Gupta Dynasty.
- In 330, Constantine made Constantinople the capital of the Roman
- Empire.
- In 395, Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of Rome.
Algerian History
- When Phoenicians settled on the Mediterranean coast, Algeria became apart of the Roman Empire.
- It was conquered by the Vandals in 400 A.D. but was recovered after an Arab invasion in 650. - where it converted from Christianity to Islam.
- For 300 years, Algeria was the headquarters of the Barbary Pirates.
Source List
- www.infoplease.com/country/algeria
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Algeria.aspx
- http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/timeline_300.html
About Algeria
- Algeria is bordered by Morroco, Libya, and Tunisia, Mali, and Niger.
- Algeria is the largest country on the African continent.
- The official a language is Arabic.
- The population is made up of 99% Arabs of Berber origin and 1% Europeans.