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 with a likely hexastyle pronaos overlooking a forum square. Excavations revealed street sections, cisterns, a possible Christian chapel, and a well-preserved two-story mausoleum with a pilastered facade. Inscriptions found in situ confirmed the site's Roman name, definitively proving it was distinct from Zama Regia, contrary to earlier scholarly speculation.

TypeCity/town/settlement
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryTunisia
Coordinates36.0179° N, 9.2298° E

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