Libyco-Punic Mausoleum of Dougga

The Libyco-Punic Mausoleum of Dougga is an ancient mausoleum located in Dougga, Tunisia [1]. It is one of three examples of the royal architecture of Numidia, which is in a good state of preservation and dates to the second century BC [1]. The 21 m high mausoleum is divided into three levels, atop a five-step pedestal [1]. On the north face of the podium, the first of the three levels, an opening covered by a slab leads to the funerary chamber [1]. The mausoleum's other faces are decorated with false openings, the corners with Aeolic pilasters [1]. The sepulchre's second level consists of a colonnade in the form of a shrine (naiskos) [1]. The engaged columns on each side are of the ionic order [1]. The third and final level is the most richly decorated: in addition to pilasters on the corners similar to those on the first level, it is capped by a pyramid [1].