The Musulamii were a confederation of the Berber Gaetulian tribes,[1] who inhabited the desert regions of what is today known as Chotts Regions in Tunisia and Algeria, as well as the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis, which was annexed to the Roman empire in 44 AD.[3] It was felt that some control needed to be placed over the Musulamii due to the continuous and severe disturbances they created for Rome.[4] So, the Musulamii were confined to a set plot of land defined by military colonies established for soldiers of Ammaedara, Mauduros and Theveste where they were forced to learn sedentary farming on land not suitable for that.However, there is some evidence that not all of the tribe of the Musulamii was there, but some remained nomads south of the Tebessa mountains.The Musulamii were joined in the conflict against the Romans by the Gaetuli and the neighboring Garamantes tribe.
The Roman empire under
Hadrian
(ruled 117–138), showing the location of the Musulamii, then inhabiting the desert regions of modern
Tunisia
and
Algeria
