Morocco’s ancient city of Lixus : A pillar of the Mauretanian-Roman trade in salted fish

Not far from the modern city of Larache, the ancient site of Lixus stands as one of the key centers of fish-salting production that defined the golden age of the Mauretanian-Roman civilization. Active between the 1st century BCE and the 5th century CE, its vast facilities rank among the most important within the Roman Empire, producing garum and salted fish that were exported across the Mediterranean.