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Hippo Regius

American  
[hip-oh ree-jee-uhs] / ˈhɪp oʊ ˈri dʒi əs /

noun

  1. a seaport of ancient Numidia: St. Augustine was bishop here a.d. 395–430; the site of modern Annaba, in Algeria.


Hippo Regius British  
/ ˈhɪpəʊ ˈriːdʒɪəs /

noun

  1. Often shortened to: Hippo.  an ancient Numidian city, adjoining present-day Annaba, Algeria

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He abandoned his secular ambitions, returned to Africa and became the bishop of the city of Hippo Regius.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

Caius Laelius having arrived at Hippo Regius by night, at break of day led his soldiers and mariners in regular array to lay waste the country.

From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus

After the loss of a battle he retired into Hippo Regius; where he was immediately besieged by an enemy, who considered him as the real bulwark of Africa.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 by Milman, Henry Hart

And when Belisarius arrived at Hippo Regius, Boniface sent some men to him.

From History of the Wars, Books III and IV The Vandalic War by Dewing, H. B.

In 391 he became a presbyter, and in 394 bishop of Hippo Regius, a small town in North Africa.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen

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