The Antonine Baths was the largest bath complex in North
Africa and third largest in the Roman world. Unfortunately, all that survives is the underground passages where
slaves worked and fire were tended. Nevertheless, some fine pieces of inscription and relief remain and are placed
throughout the site. The area is a posh now as it was then since many ambassadors live in near by not to mention
the President, whose palace you can make out on the far left.
Residential section of Carthage
Atrium of a Villa decorated with statuary found in different
places around Carthage.
Marble floor that decorated the atrium
of the villa above
Arches that supported the three tiers of seats. This amphitheater
in was the third largest in the Roman world and largest outside of Italy. It could hold an estimated 45,000 spectators.
Only the Coliseum and the amphitheatre in Capua were larger.
Walls of the amphitheatre
The tunnel Gladiators would walk through to reach the entryways
into the arena.
The town of El Jem is probably not much different now from
what it was like in the third century A.D. Hardly any buildings are more than two stories high.
Bulla Regia and Dougga -- The Bardo and Sousse -- Carthage and El Jem
