Thimisua also known as Sidi-Bou-Argoub is an archaeological site in
Tunisia, located at 36.310720°N 9.319186° and which is known for the
ampitheter there. This structure is described as
oval in
shape with two entries and a longitudinal axis.
During the
Roman Empire the town of
Thmisua was a
civitas
In Ancient Rome, the Latin term (; plural ), according to Cicero in the time of the late Roman Republic, was the social body of the , or citizens, united by law (). It is the law that binds them together, giving them responsibilities () on th ...
of
Africa Proconsularis. It was down stream from the
Municipium of
Thabbora and it prospered from 330
BC to 640
AD.
[http://dare.ht.lu.se/places/22062.html ]
.
References
Roman towns and cities in Tunisia
Ancient Berber cities
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