L'exercitus Africae inspiratrice de l'armée française d'Afrique

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ID9399459
AuthorsMonique Dondin‐payre (corresponding author), Monique Dondin-Payre
Year1991
Volume27
Issue1
Pages141-149
Publication date1991-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntiquités africaines (BOOK_SERIES)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0066-4871 • E-ISSN: 2117-539X
PublisherPERSEE Program (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3406/antaf.1991.1195
OpenAlexW1964156585
LanguageFR
Citations received9

The participation of the army in the archeological exploration of Algeria was particularly outstanding. It can be explained by the continuation of an intellectual tradition (notably materialised by the investigations that took place during the expedition in Egypt : creation in 1840 of the Commission for the scientific exploration of Algeria), by the complete control of the territory by an army which alone provided the equipment and men needed, but furthermore, in the field of classical archeology, by the wish of the African Army to rediscover the legacy of the exercitus Africae, of which it wanted to be worthy. Reporting the relics and occasionally restoring them, (when more pressing concrete constraints did not urge to destroy them), drawing parallels with the march of Roman legions it was proud of surpassing, praising the superposition of Roman and French colonization settlements, the African Army justified its achievement by a permanent reference to its predecessor, whose civilian or military accomplishments it renewed, hoping to derive the same glory from them

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