Tunisia
There are 282 items in Tunisia:
Punic funerary stele |
Roman Carthage
Carthage (Phoenician Kart hadašt, "new city"): important ancient city, close to modern Tunis.Roman Carthage A Roman sacrificer preparing to kill an…Roman Wars
Carthage (Phoenician Kart hadašt, "new city"): important ancient city, close to modern Tunis.First Punic War Map of the Carthaginian Empire (c.220…
Giallo Antico Marble from Numidia (Rome, Palatine) |
Sbeitla, Musée de Sufetula
Small museum with Roman and Byzantine finds from Sufetula, which is situated across the street. There are 1 items in Sbeitla, Musée de Sufetula: …
Side, Treasure of 129 tetradrachms from the late second century BCE |
Sophonisba
Sophonisba (†203 BCE): Carthaginian lady, queen of Numidia.Sophonisba was the daughter of a Carthaginian nobleman named Hasdrubal, who is usually called "the son of Gesco" to distinguish him from his namesake and contemporary, Hasdrubal the brother of Hannibal. As was…Sources
Carthage (Phoenician Kart hadašt, "new city"): important ancient city, close to modern Tunis.Texts on Carthage The foundation legend (by Justin) The story of Hanno The battle of Himera Carthage's Constitution (Aristotle) The Carthaginian-Syracusan peace of 405 (Diodorus) The Philaeni (Sallust) Timoleon's defeat of the Carthaginians (Plutarch) The First…Sousse, Musée archéologique
Archaeological museum of Hadrumetum, inside the medieval kasbah (fortress). Famous mosaics. There are 12 items in Sousse, Musée archéologique: …Sufetula
Sufetula: Roman city in Africa, especially important in Late Antiquity.Sufetula Sufetula, Capitol Already in existence during the reign of Vespasian (r.69-79) Production of…
Sufetula, Arch of Diocletian |
Sufetula, Byzantine mosaic |