Tunisia Collection (page 4)

Early Christian Funerary Mosaic, (Roman), 4th century. From the Catacomb of Hermes, Sousse, Tunisia. The fish and anchor are symbols of Christ and his faithful followers. At Sousse Museum, Tunisia

Mosaic at the Roman Villas, Carthage, Tunisia, c2nd-3rd century. The ancient city of Carthage was destroyed by the Roman Republic in the Third Punic War in 146 BC then re-developed as Roman Carthage

Bears Fighting, detail of Roman floor mosaic, from Utica, Tunisia, c3rd century. At Bardo Museum, Tunis

Roman Mosaic detail of Bear, from Diana the Huntress, Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia, c4th century. In general mosaics had a large decorative, often geometric

Roman Mosaic of Elephant, Horse and Bear, c2nd-3rd century. In general mosaics had a large decorative, often geometric, frame surrounding a small section with figures (emblema)

Rural Scenes on Roman Floor-Mosaic from Tabarka, Tunisia, 4th century. In general mosaics had a large decorative, often geometric

Roman Mosaic of Horses, Diomeder and Aicides, 2nd-3rd century
Roman Mosaic of Horse, Diomeder and Aicides, 2nd-3rd century. A Roman mosaic of two famous race horses called Diomedes and Aicides. Notice they are surrounded by the palm leaves of victory

Roman Mosaic, Tragic Poet and Two Masks from Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia, 3rd century. At Bardo Museumn, Tunis

Vegetation figure on Roman Capital at Carthage Tunisia, 2nd-3rd century. Rome took control of Carthage after the Third Punic War (149-146), annexed the city and its vicinity

Roman Aqueduct, West of Tunis, c20th century

Wrestlers, Roman Mosaic from Gightis, late 2nd century AD. At Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Hypocaust in a Roman bath house, 2nd century
Hypocaust in a Roman bath house in the Roman town of Sufetula, 2nd century

Roman clay lamp, 2nd century
Roman clay lamp, decorated with a two-handled cup, now in the British Museum, made in Tunisia, 2nd century

View of the Capitoline temple in Sufetula, 1st century
View of the Capitoline temple in Sufetula through an arch, 1st century

Capitoline temple in the forum of Sufetula, c. 1st century
Capitoline temple in the Roman forum of Sufetula, c.1st century

Dye vat in a Punic House, 5th century
Dye vat in a Punic House in Kerkovane, possibly used for murex purple, 5th century

Walls of houses in the Punic town at Kerkovane, 5th century
Walls of houses in the Punic town at Kerkovane, the best preserved Punic town in Africa, discovered in 1952, 5th century

Baths in the Roman city of Bulla Regia, 2nd century BC

Neo Punic gravestone in the museum in Maktar

Roman city of Bulla Regia, 2nd century BC

Reservoir near Ain Draham, Tunisia

Cork Oak Trees near Ain Draham in Tunisia

The Rabat in Sousse, a fortified monastery

Olive picking in Tunisia. The man knocks the olives off of the tree with his stick, and the woman then picks them up from the ground

Shepherd south of Kairouan
Shepherd and his sheep south of Kairouan

Detail of a Roman mosaic showing lions killing a boar, 2nd century

Ghorfas at Ksar Hadada, formerly Berber storehouses but now a hotel

Shop in the souk in Sousse, Tunisia

Tunisian popular illustration of a hero versus an ogre. The hero, Sidi Ali fights the ogre Ras El K roul on horseback

Arcade in the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Kairoun, 7th century
Arcade in the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Kairoun, the third most holy city in Islam after Mecca and Medina, 7th century

Tower and gateway into the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Kairouan, 7th century

The Bourguiba Mausoleum, 1930s

Shrine and house in Kairouan, near the Aghlabite Pools

Prayer room of the Great Mosque in Kairouan, 7th century

Exterior of a Roman Colosseum, 3rd century
Exterior of a Roman colosseum, which held up to 30, 000 people. Many Christians were martyred here, 3rd century

Interior of a Roman colosseum, 3rd century
Interior of a Roman colosseum, which held up to 30, 000 people. Many Christians were martyred here, 3rd century

Detail of a Roman floor mosaic of the nine Muses, 3rd century

Arches of a Roman colosseum, 3rd century

Detail of Roman floor mosaic of Spring, 2nd century

Roman olive presses in the city of Sufetula

Temples in the forum of Sufetula, 2nd century
Temples in the forum of Sufetula in Sbeitla, Tunisia, 2nd century

Pit dwelling in Tunisia
Pit dwelling in Matmata, Tunisia. Pit-dwelling protects against the suns heat in summer and the cold winds in winter: this is the below-ground courtyard of one such dwelling

View of Tunisian Desert near Tozeur, from Belvedore Rock

Scorpion at Tozeur in Tunisia

Roman aqueduct in Carthage
Roman aqueduct which supplied water to Carthage, to the west of modern Tunis

Public latrines and wash basin in Dougga, 2nd century BC
Public latrines and wash basin near the baths in the Roman city of Dougga, 2nd century BC

Roman mosaic from Bulla Regia, 2nd century BC
Roman mosaic from Bulla Regia, Tunisia, of a man on horseback, 2nd century BC

Capitol of Dougga, 2nd century
Capitol of Dougga, the modern city of Thugga. The temple is dedicated to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva, 2nd century

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