Hoping to be accepted in Timgad, where only Roman citizens were allowed to live, many natives willingly joined the Roman Legion for a 25 - year term in order to obtain Roman citizenship for themselves and their sons.
ولم يكتفِ بعض الافارقة بالجنسية الرومانية ،‏ بل تبوّأوا ايضا مراكز مهمة في تيمقاد وغيرها من المدن المستعمرة .‏