North Africa
Tunisia
Tunis Governorate

Roman Villas

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.
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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sidi Bou Said and La Marsa.

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.

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.

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 3 km southwest of Roman Villas.

Roman Villas

Latitude
36.85724° or 36° 51′ 26″ north
Longitude
10.33155° or 10° 19′ 54″ east
Open location code
8F8GV84J+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131384757
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Roman Villas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فيلات رومانية”
  • Chinese: “罗马别墅”
  • French: “Villas romaines”
  • German: “Römische Villen”
  • Hungarian: “Római villa”
  • Italian: “Ville romane”
  • Japanese: “ローマンヴィラズ”
  • Russian: “Римские виллы”
  • Spanish: “Villas romanas”

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