What is "setifis"

Sétifis ( Arabic: سطيف, SATIF, Berber STIF), was a town of in Roman in northeastern Algeria. It was capital of the Roman era province Mauretania Sitifensis, and is today Setif in Sétif Province, Algeria. Sitifis was officially called Colonia Augusta Nerviana Martialis Veteranorum Sitifensium, and from the time of Diocletian (297 AD) was the capital of a province (now in eastern Algeria). Today vestiges of the third century and fourth century include city walls, temple, circus, mausoleum and "Scipio" Byzantine fortress. Numerous archaeological artifacts are exhibited at the archaeological museum of the city.The name of the city, is of Numidian origin and in Berber means "black" (aseṭṭaf). The modern city was founded by the French on the ruins of the ancient one. On the northwest edge of the town two great Christian basilicas were built at the end of the fourth century, decorated with splendid mosaics, and a Bishopric was founded at this time.