Roman ruins of Hippo Regius

Below the basilica at Annaba lie the excavated ruins of Hippo Regius, the ancient port where Saint Augustine served as bishop in the fourth and fifth centuries. Spread across a green archaeological field are the remains of forums, baths, villas with mosaic floors and the outline of the great Christian basilica of the period. A site museum gathers the finest mosaics and sculpture recovered here. As a key setting in early Christian history, the ruins draw both pilgrims and travellers interested in late antiquity.