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The Carthage Paleo-Christian Museum is an
The Carthage Paleo-Christian Museum is an archaeological museum
An archaeology museum is a museum that specializes in the display of archaeological
Types
Many archaeology museum are in the open air, such as the Ancient Agora of Athens and the Roman Forum. Others display artifacts inside buildings, such as Na ...
of Paleochristian artifacts, located in Carthage
Carthage was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classi ...
, Tunisia
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. Built on an excavation
Excavation may refer to:
* Excavation (archaeology)
* Excavation (medicine)
* ''Excavation'' (The Haxan Cloak album), 2013
* ''Excavation'' (Ben Monder album), 2000
* ''Excavation'' (novel), a 2000 novel by James Rollins
* '' Excavation: A Memo ...
site, it lies above the former Carthaginian basilica
In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica is a large public building with multiple functions, typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek East. The building gave its name ...
.
See also
* Culture of Tunisia *List of museums in Tunisia
Following is a sortable list of museums in Tunisia.
File:Bardo Museum - Carthage room.jpg, Bardo Museum
File:Bestias1.jpg, Sousse Archaeological Museum
File:Sarcophages carthage 1.jpg, Carthage National Museum
See also
*Culture of Tunis ...
* Religion in Tunisia
References
External links
Museums with year of establishment missing Archaeological museums in Tunisia Archdiocese of Carthage Christianity in Tunisia {{Tunisia-museum-stub