Dougga - Market

On the south side of the Place de la Rose in Dougga is the Market (Macellum), probably built in the A.D. first century and converted into a meat market at the end of the second century. It was largely destroyed during the construction of the Byzantine fortress in the sixth century. On the east side of the square are two dwelling-houses, the House of the Cupbearers (named after a mosaic found in the basement and now in the Bardo Museum in Tunis) and the House of the Steps.