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PMR081K-20 Tunisia: Dougga, Ruins of the city "Thugga", founded in the 4th century BC by Numidians, becoming Roman in the 2nd century AD, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the best preserved Roman city in Africa. Corinthian columns and the Tympanum of the Capitol, showing a figure being raised by an eagle. The temple was dedicated to Jupiter, Juno and Minerva and was built in 166 or 167 AD. Keywords: picturesque, archeological site, Numidian, architecture, heritage, historic, Maghreb

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Upload Date: 2012-11-17 15:59:16
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Tunisia: Dougga, Ruins of the city "Thugga", founded in the

4th century BC by Numidians, becoming Roman in the 2nd century AD, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the best preserved Roman city in Africa. Corinthian columns and the Tympanum of the Capitol, showing a figure being raised by an eagle. The temple was dedicated to Jupiter, Juno and Minerva and was built in 166 or 167 AD.
Keywords: picturesque, archeological site, Numidian, architecture, heritage, historic, Maghreb