Vici.org

Surroundings:

Underground BathsHaidra, Roman oil lamp with erotic sceneAmmaedaraAmmaedara Byzantine FortressAmmaedara Byzantine Fortress''Trough Monument'' Some of the many troughs at this location.''Trough Monument''''Trough Monument''Vandal ChapelTriumphal ArchHexagonal MausoleumBridge remains.Triumphal ArchAmmaedara, Arch of Septimius SeverusAmmaedara, Arch of Septimius Severus (Byzantine alterations)MausoleumAmmaedara (East gate) NecropolisAmmaedara (East gate) NecropolisAmmaedara (East gate) NecropolisAmmaedara (East gate) Necropolis.Basilica of the MartyrsBasilica of the MartyrsMausoleumCarthago-Theveste road (35.56231, 8.44807)Carthago-Theveste road over the Roman water management tunnels. (35.56498, 8.45545)

Location:

  • Tunisia, Haïdra
  • geo:35.565151,8.452062
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=46444

Annotations

The basilica of bishop Melleus [ Basilica I] in Ammaedara [ Haidra] dates firmly to 568-569 AD. In there was placed a reliquary of Saint Cyprian.

See:

  1. Guido M. Berndt, Arianism: Roman Heresy and Barbarian Creed, Routledge 2016, pp. 206 f
  2. Paul Lachlan MacKendrick, The North African Stones Speak, UNC Press Books 2000, p. 108 f.

Relevant museums

Bardo Museum - Tunis

Bardo Museum - Tunis


Nearby

Underground Baths

Underground Baths

Ammaedara

Ammaedara, Haidra, Haïdra, Admedera, Ad Medera

Lefka

Copper mine.


This object was added by Elżbieta on 2017-11-22. Last update by p. jeffries on 2024-05-25. Persistent URI: http://vici.org/vici/46444 . Download as RDF/XML, KML.
Annotation available using the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. Metadata available using the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication, unless it is explicitly stated otherwise.

Vici.org partners:

Livius.org: articles on ancient history   Rijksmuseum van Oudheden