Archaeological Sites in Tunisia
Althiburos
Althiburos was an ancient Berber, Carthaginian, and Roman settlement in what is now the Dahmani Delegation of the Kef Governorate of Tunisia[1]. During the reign of emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD), it…
Amphithéâtre Romain Cillium
A Roman theatre at the ancient city of Cillium, modern Kasserine in central Tunisia, built at the end of the 1st century AD to commemorate the founding of the municipium. The cavea, 53 metres in…
Arc de Triomphe Septime Sévère
The Arc de Septime Severe is a Roman triumphal arch in ruins located at Dougga, the ancient Thugga, in the Beja Governorate of Tunisia [1]. It was dedicated to Emperor Septimius Severus (193-211)…
Archaeological site Makthar
Ancient Numidian settlement on a high plateau in central Tunisia, originally a strategic fortress controlling trade routes from the 3rd century BC. After the fall of Carthage in 146 BC, Punic…
Dougga
Ancient Thugga, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, is the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa, spanning 75 hectares. Originally a Numidian capital from the 5th century BC, it was…
El Jem Amphitheatre
Built c. 230-238 AD in the Roman city of Thysdrus, this is the largest amphitheatre in North Africa, measuring 162 by 118 metres with a capacity of up to 35,000 spectators. Constructed entirely of…
Kasserine
The site of ancient Cillium, a Roman settlement in the province of Africa Proconsularis, located in modern Kasserine, Tunisia. Elevated to municipium status under Vespasian and to colonia under the…
Kbor Klib
Kbor Klib is an enigmatic archaeological site in Tunisia's Siliana governorate, located about 20 km south of Siliana [1]. The monument consists of three platforms connected by a wall, measuring…
Kobba Bent el Rey
Kobba Bent el Rey is a vaulted underground construction from the early 4th century AD, located on the hill of Bordj Djedid within Carthage, Tunisia. Also known as the Baths of Dido, the structure was…
La Table de Jugurtha
The Jugurtha Tableland is a large flat-topped mesa near Kalaat es Senan in El Kef Governorate, Tunisia, rising to 1,216 metres elevation and covering approximately 80 hectares. Named after the…
Libyco-Punic Mausoleum of Dougga
A 21-metre-high funerary monument at Dougga, Tunisia, dating to the 2nd century BC and representing one of only three surviving examples of royal Numidian architecture. The mausoleum rises in three…
Roman Amphitheatre
The Carthage Amphitheatre is a Roman amphitheatre in Carthage, Tunisia, constructed in the first century CE and later rebuilt by Dictator Julius Caesar [1]. The arena features a podium built in opus…
The Archaeological Site of Haidra
Haidra preserves the remains of Ammaedara, one of the oldest Roman cities in North Africa, founded in the 1st century AD as a legionary outpost during campaigns against the Numidian leader…
The Water Temple
The Water Temple at Zaghouan, built during the reign of Emperor Hadrian around the mid-2nd century AD, is a semi-circular monument erected over a mountain spring that supplied the city of Carthage.…
Thigibba Hammam Zouakra
Thigibba Hammam Zouakra is a necropolis and archaeological site in Tunisia featuring modified dolmens dating from 500 BC to 1 AD[1][2]. The monuments, built using traditional Berber construction…
Thuburbo Majus
Thuburbo Majus is a large Roman site in northern Tunisia, situated roughly 60 km southwest of Carthage on a major African thoroughfare. This thoroughfare connects Carthage to the Sahara, passing…
Uthina Amphitheatre
The amphitheatre at Uthina (Oudna), a Roman colony of veterans of Legio XIII Gemina founded under Augustus about 30 km south of Tunis, was most likely built during Emperor Hadrian's visit to the…
Uthina Archaeological Site
Uthina (also known as Oudna) was an ancient Roman-Carthaginian city located near modern Tunis, Tunisia, flourishing from the 5th century BC through the 1st century AD [1][2]. The archaeological site…
Vicus Maracitanus-Ksar Toual
Vicus Maracitanus was a pre-Roman settlement that became a Roman civitas, identified with ruins at modern Ksar Toual Zammel in Siliana province, Tunisia. The chief monument is a Capitolium temple…