Sbeitla

Kasserine Governorate · Tunisia

Sbeitla, Tunisia
Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
March to May, September to November
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$
Accessibility
limited
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Ancient Sufetula, a Roman provincial city in the Tunisian highlands, is notable for its unusually complete forum precinct with three temples dedicated to the Capitoline Triad standing side by side behind a monumental triple arch. The scale of the site relative to the local population it once served reflects the prosperity of this grain-producing region during the Roman Imperial period. The pale limestone structures photograph well against the flat scrubland landscape. The site receives far fewer visitors than Carthage or Dougga, giving the ruins a quiet and unhurried character.

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