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PMR631-08 Tunisia, Dougga: the old Roman city of Thugga, the best preserved in north Africa, probably built on the site of an existing Numidian city about 105 BC. A UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. The well preserved Capitol, Temple of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, built 166-7 AD. In the Tympanum is a relief showing an eagle raising the fugure of a man. Keywords: architecture, heritage, historic, ruined city

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Tunisia, Dougga: the old Roman city of Thugga, the best

preserved in north Africa, probably built on the site of an existing Numidian city about 105 BC. A UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. The well preserved Capitol, Temple of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, built 166-7 AD. In the Tympanum is a relief showing an eagle raising the fugure of a man.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historic, ruined city