Thimisua

Thimisua also known as Sidi-Bou-Argoub is an archaeological site in Tunisia, located at 36.310720°N 9.319186° and which is known for the ampitheter there.^[1]^[2] This structure is described as oval in shape with two entries and a longitudinal axis.^[3]

During the Roman Empire the town of Thmisua was a civitas of Africa Proconsularis.^[4] It was down stream from the Municipium of Thabbora and it prospered from 330BC to 640AD.^[5] .

References

^ Jean-Claude Lachaux: Théâtres et amphithéâtres d'Afrique Proconsulaire. Édisud, La Calade, Aix-en-Provence 1970.
^ David L. Bomgardner, The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre (Routledge, 2013)
^ Sidi Bou Argoub
^ R.B. Hitchner, thimisua at Leiades.stoa.org.
^ http://dare.ht.lu.se/places/22062.html ^{[dead link]}

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[1] Jean-Claude Lachaux: Théâtres et amphithéâtres d'Afrique Proconsulaire. Édisud, La Calade, Aix-en-Provence 1970.

[2] David L. Bomgardner, The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre (Routledge, 2013)

[3] Sidi Bou Argoub

[4] R.B. Hitchner, thimisua at Leiades.stoa.org.

[5] ttp://dare.ht.lu.se/places/22062.html ^{[dead link]}

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