ABSTRACT
If scholars have in recent years been increasingly interested in urban commercial landscapes, they have predominantly focused on Roman Italy. However, substantial evidence for commerce and manufacturing is known from the cities of the Roman Maghreb, particularly from present-day Algeria. The workshops from cities like Timgad, Tiddis, Cuicul, Tipasa, and Volubilis are well preserved, and can be studied in their direct urban context. In these cities, some workshops were connected to houses and appear to have been directly managed by the owner of the complex, but there is also evidence suggesting many workshops could be rented out and function independently of the property to which they belonged. There are some indications that local authorities could get involved as well. In general, artisanal activities appear well spread over the urban area, though specific needs and priorities of artisans led to concentrations of certain industries in some cities.
