Thubursicum Numidarum

Thubursicum Numidarum

• The name suggests that this was originally a Numidian hillfort.
• Perhaps one of the towns that supported Tacfarinas.^note[Tacitus, Annals 4.24.]
• Early forum with basilica
• Expansion: new urban center with baths, arch, temples, theater
• In the east of the site is the Ain el-Youdi, a large pool with a sanctuary; the source of the river Medjerda, which flows to the east, to Bulla Regia, and empties itself in the Mediterranean Sea near Utica.
• A Roman colonia before 270 CE
• Repairs during the reign of Constantine the Great (Old Forum)
• Seat of a bishopric; churches
• c.369/370: New Forum
• Visited at least twice by Augustine
• c.430-533/534: Vandal domination of the region
• 533/534: Byzantine rule (fortress)
• Seventh century: Arab conquest.

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Ain el-Youdi

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