Bulla Regia Attractions
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Bulla Regia lies at the foot of Djebel Rebia (617m/2,024ft), in country which slopes gradually down to the Medjerda valley. It is one of the most important Roman sites in Tunisia, with the remains of baths, cisterns, temples, a theater, a forum and a series of handsome villas. To provide protection from the summer heat the houses were built with underground rooms - a method of construction which had proved itself in the troglodytic dwellings of southern Tunisia.
Some of the finest mosaics from Bulla Regia are now in the Bardo Museum in Tunis; a few, however, have been left in situ.
History
The Phoenician town on this site was apparently captured by Masinissa about 150 B.C. After his death - as the "Regia" in its name indicates - it became the capital of one of the three Numidian kingdoms created by Rome. The process of Romanisation began in A.D. 50, and in the reign of Hadrian (117/118) Bulla Regia was raised to the status of a Roman colony.
Some of the finest mosaics from Bulla Regia are now in the Bardo Museum in Tunis; a few, however, have been left in situ.
History
The Phoenician town on this site was apparently captured by Masinissa about 150 B.C. After his death - as the "Regia" in its name indicates - it became the capital of one of the three Numidian kingdoms created by Rome. The process of Romanisation began in A.D. 50, and in the reign of Hadrian (117/118) Bulla Regia was raised to the status of a Roman colony.
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Tips: Tickets are issued in the little Antiquarium opposite the entrance to the site. The interesting underground rooms of the villas at Bulla Regia are frequently closed: it is advisable, therefore, to borrow the keys from the custodian or to ask him to act as a guide.
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