TRETUM
TRETUM (
Τρήτον ἄκρον, Ptol. iv 3.3), a
[p. 2.1227]promontory of Numidia at the W. point of the Sinus Oleachites. (
Strab. xvii. p.829,
832.)
It probably derived its name from the numerous caves in the cliffs, which are still the lurking places of the piratical tribes of this coast. Now
Sebba Rus. [
T.H.D]