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You are on the Byrsa Hill, the acropolis of Carthage,
a city famous in African history.
Take a look at the landscape surrounding the hill:
the promontory, the plain, the gulf, the lake and,
in the distance, the first hills of the continent;
this was the doman of Carthage on land and sea.
Stroll through the Punic and Roman remains that beara witness
to these civilizations and their demise.
Little remains of the Punic citadel so fierce in resisting
the Roman invasion, or of the grandiose Roman forum built on the same site,
now demolished to its foundations.
Remember the princess Elissa-Dido who, coming from the East disembarked
on the shore and settled on this hill. It was 814 B.C., twenty-eight centuries ago.
Carthage at B.C. 3 centuries.
Today's war ship port.
Anthonin bath at Roman period.
Kerkouane at Cap Bon, a Punic town at B.C. 2 centuries.
Tanit, a symbol of Punic guardian.
Punic mask (left) and Punic feeding bottle (right).
The richness of fig triggered Carthage's destruction.
"Delenda est Cartago!"
"Anyway, Carthage must be destroyed." repeated by Kato.
Triumph of Neptene (part).
Boxing.
Dolphin & goddess.
Fishing.
Ulysses and the Sirens (part).
Almost nothing at the city today.
But, You can see the under ground level.
Maison de la Peche.
There are rooms with beautiful mosaics.
Maison d'Amphitrite.
This Venus is one of the most famous mosaics. (Maison D'Amphitrite)
Capitol.
Theatre.
Temples Capitolins.
Built at 2nd century, from Zaghouan to Tunis, 132Km of length.
outlook
inside
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Medusa
Fishes & fishing.
Sousse Ribat, built at 8th century.
Cafe des Nuttes.
Inside the Cafe des Nuttes.
The Great Mosque, built at 640.
Zaouia Sidi Sahab.
Minaret of the Grand Mosque.
You can see them from the top of a Carpet shop.
Where is your house? It's hard to recognize their entrance.
Looking down from the surface, there are holes.
One of the holes, Oh! There is a nice room.
Hotel Sidi Driss.
You will see this BAR at the film STAR WARS.
Sahara and a Camel.
Nowadays, 4WD replaced the Camel.
Camel ride.
Camel Trekking.
Oasis, our destination, water is life. (Chebika)
Chebika oasis view from Tamerza pass.
Chott el Jerid, a salt lake.
Algeria is only 150Km away from here.
Tarmeza Palace, mornig. There is a ruin of an old town.
Tamerza palace at night. You can swim in this pool at the dessert.
It's almost a heaven!
Take a rest with ecstasy by Chicha (Water pipe smoking).