Baths of Antoninus
Ruins of the Baths of Antoninus
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| Location | Carthage, Tunisia |
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| Region | North Africa |
| Type | Thermae Dimensions : Over 200 m on 100 m |
| History | |
| Builder | Antoninus Pius |
| Official name | Archaeological Site of Carthage |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii, vi |
| Designated | 1979 (3rd session), together with Carthage[1] |
| Reference no. | 37 |
| Region | Arab States |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Baths of Antoninus or Baths of Carthage, located in Carthage, Tunisia, are the vastest set of Roman Thermae built on the African continent and one of three largest built in the Roman Empire. The baths are also the only remaining Thermae of Carthage that dates back to the Roman Empire's era.
The baths are at the South-East of the archaeological site, near the presidential Carthage Palace. The archaeological excavations started during the Second World War and concluded by the creation of an archaeological park for the monument. It is also one of the most important landmarks of the Tourism in Tunisia.
The baths are today part of the Archaeological site of Carthage on the list of World Heritage sites of the UNESCO. The 17th February 2012, the Tunisian government proposes the Roman hydraulic complex Zaghouan-Carthage, that the baths are part of, as a future World Heritage site.[2]
Localisation and topographic
References
- ↑ (French) Site archéologique de Carthage (Patrimoine mondial de l’Unesco)
- ↑ (French) Dossier du complexe hydraulique romain de Zaghouan-Carthage (Unesco)
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