North Africa
Tunisia
Tunis Governorate

Baths of Antoninus

The Baths of Antoninus or Baths of Carthage, located in , , are the largest set of Roman built on the African continent and one of three largest built in the Roman Empire.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient Roman thermae in Carthage, Tunisia
  • Also known as: “Antonine baths” and “Antoninus Therms”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carthage and Mosaic of the Horses of Carthage.

Photo: Saratanit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was an ancient city in Northern Africa, on the eastern side of the in what is now . was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world.

Photo: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, CC BY 2.0.
The mosaic of the horses is a Roman-era mosaic, approximately twelve meters by nine, discovered in 1960 at the archaeological site of Carthage, in present-day , near the enigmatic monument known as the building with columns. is situated 520 metres northwest of Baths of Antoninus.

Ruins
Photo: Calips, CC BY 2.5.
Roman Carthage was an important city in ancient Rome, located in . Approximately 100 years after the destruction of Punic Carthage in 146 BC, a new city of the same name was built on the same land by the Romans in the period from 49 to 44 BC. is situated 510 metres northwest of Baths of Antoninus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sidi Bou Said and Le Kram.

Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in . The best time to visit is early autumn or spring, before the assault of package tourists begins, when you can still walk alone on the narrow streets, around white-blue traditional houses, enjoying the views.

Town
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is a town and commune in the of . Situated between , the port of , and , it opens onto the to the east and the to the west. is situated 2½ km southwest of Baths of Antoninus.

Photo: Youssefbensaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a coastal city located in the northeastern part of Tunisia, situated along the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Tunis Governorate and has a population of around 100,000 people.

Baths of Antoninus

Latitude
36.85435° or 36° 51′ 16″ north
Longitude
10.33518° or 10° 20′ 7″ east
Elevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)
Open location code
8F8GV83P+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131384753
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12087910
Wiki­data ID
Q3523842
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Baths of Antoninus”. Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.