Ancient Ammaedara

Visite du site archéologique de Sbeïtla

J'ai visité le site archéologique de sbeïtla, vestige de l'antique Sufetula, est un site archéologique du centre-ouest de la Tunisie, situé à Sbeïtla dans le gouvernorat de Kasserine. Il compte dix des monuments classés du gouvernorat de Kasserine.

Sbeitla

The region was inhabited by nomadic tribes until the Legio III Augusta established a camp at Ammaedara. Through the surrender of the Berber leader Tacfarinas the region was pacified and populated under the Emperor Vespasian and his sons between 67 and 69. Some inscriptions found in the city suggest that the settlement had during the 2nd century, reached great prosperity through the olive industry. The resulting prosperity made possible the construction of a splendid forum and other important buildings. The city began to decline during the Late Empire, during which the city was surrounded and occupied by Vandals, demonstrated by the appearance of temples dedicated to the barbarian gods. The arrival of the Byzantines inaugurated a new period of splendor. The Prefect Gregory moved his capital there from Carthage in the seventh century, and declared independence from Byzantium. A year later the city was sacked by the first Arab invaders, and Gregory was killed. The Arabs abandoned the city and the region returned to a nomadic lifestyle.