Utica - The Site

At the entrance to the site of Utica are the foundations of Roman baths, which originally lay directly on the coast. There are only scanty remains of public buildings of the Roman period; they include two theaters, the forum and a temple on its northwest side. The excavated area includes a number of buildings, mainly dwelling-houses, contained within a large block (insula, "island"). Some of them contain mosaics which along with those displayed in the Bardo Museum in Tunis are among the oldest in Roman Africa. They are covered over for protection, but will be shown by the custodian of the site in consideration of a small gratuity.