Strabo refers to Tacape as an important entrecote of the Lesser Syrtis. Pliny (18.22) remarks that the waters of a copious fountain at Tacape were divided among the cultivators according to a system where each had the use of the water during a certain interval of time. The Tabula Peutingeriana shows Tacape between Marcomades and Sabratha.
* 7th century: The Muslim conquest (Al'Fatah Al'Islami). Muhammed's companion Sidi Abou Loobaba Al'Ansarey settles in Gab�s.
* 1881: Gab�s comes under a French protectorate.
* 1940: Following the Fall of France, Gab�s comes under German control.
* 1943: Gab�s returns to French control with the help of the British (in the Mareth Line). The operation results in serious damage to the city infrastructure.
* 1945: The rebuilding of Gab�s starts.
* 1956: Gab�s reverts to Tunisian control with the independence of Tunisia from the French
