The Big Wars In Tangier

Tingis, now Tangier, is an ancient Phoenician town. Ancient coins call it
Tenga, Tinga, and Titga, the Greek and Latin authors giving numerous variations
of the name. According to Berber mythology, Tangier was built by the son of
Tinjis, named Sufax. Tinjis was the wife of the Berber hero Antaios. There
are other versions of Tangiers founding - Greek legend ascribes its
foundation to the giant Antaeus, whose tomb and skeleton are pointed out
in the vicinity, or to Sophax, son of Hercules by the widow of Antaeus.
The cave or grotto of Hercules is only a few miles from the city. This cave
is a major tourist attraction because of its association with Greek mythology.
It is believed that Hercules slept there before attempting one of his 12
labours.Tangier was an important city for the Berbers, and still is
inhabited by Berbers and Arabs, and the city's name may be derived from
the Berber goddess Tinjis (or Tinga). Founded by Carthaginian colonists
in the early 5th century BC. The commercial town of Tingis came under Roman
rule first, a free city and then, under Augustus, a colony (Colonia Julia,
under Claudius), capital of Mauritania Tingitana of Hispania.In the 5th
century Vandals conquered and occupied "Tingi" and from here swept across
North Africa.