Amphitheatre of El Jem Gallery

Roma Site in Tunisia

Dougga is an ancient Roman city in northern Tunisia, included in a 65 hectare archaeological site.
UNESCO qualified Dougga as a World Heritage Site in 1997, believing that it represents a??the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africaa??.
The site, which lies in the middle of the countryside, has been protected from the encroachment of modern urbanization.
Douggaa??s size, its well-preserved monuments and its rich Numidian-Berber, Punic, ancient Roman and Byzantine history make it exceptional. Amongst the most famous monuments at the site are a Libyco-Punic Mausoleum, the capitol, the theatre, and the temples of Saturn and of Juno Caelestis

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Roman capitol at Dougga

The capitol of Roman ruins in Dougga. Dougga or Thugga is an ancient Roman city in northern Tunisia. UNESCO qualified Dougga as a World Heritage Site in 1997, believing that it represents 'u201cthe best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa'u201d. The site, which lies in the middle of the countryside, has been protected from the encroachment of modern urbanisation, in contrast, for example, to Carthage, which has been pillaged and rebuilt on numerous occasions.'n'nThugga'u2019s size, its well-preserved monuments and its rich Numidian-Berber, Punic, ancient Roman and Byzantine history make it exceptional

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Marble plaque at Byrsa Hill, Carthage National Museum, Byrsa Hill, Punic site of Carthage

Marble plaque at Byrsa Hill, Carthage National Museum, Byrsa Hill, Punic site of Carthage, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tunisia, North Africa

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