Lambaesis, a small village in Algeria, was the seat of an outpost and later of the headquarters of the Legio III Augusta from 81 AD on for about 200 years. Excavations were begun about 150 years ago but were poorly performed, razing and discarding many important artifacts. Lambaesis was also from some time the seat of the Numidia Militaris and of the Imperial Legate. The military garrison was located in the upper town and two civilian settlements constituting the lower town. Very little is known about the daily life of the inhabitants or the administration of this area. Ruins of larger and smaller temples were found attesting to an active religious life. An aqueduct served several baths. Inscriptions detail the worship of many deities but especially of Neptune, the God of Wells and Flowing Waters and of Saturn, the most important African deity. But also a later Christian basilica was unearthed. Yet it seems that Lambaesis was outside the great religious streams of Numidia.