Roman customs station Zrai

Abstract

Many questions still arise about the archaeological site of Zeray,
located south of the city of Setif, about seventy-five kilometers between
Numidia and Caesarea Mauritania, where the road from Lambaz towards
Biskra passes through the Aures highlands. Which is considered the place of
crossing vital corridors frequented by caravans between the high plateaus and
the semi-arid steppes of the brood, as it constitutes a strategic station to monitor
the movements of these convoys, especially the movement of trade and trade
exchanges that take place between the provinces of Numidia and Mauritania
of Kayzer. This qualified it to be the Roman customs terminal that imposes
various taxes on the goods and merchandise carried by these commercial
caravans within a specific legal framework.