Mactaris

Mactaris

• The presence of Libyan and Punic inscriptions proves that Mactaris already was a very substantial city before the arrival of the Romans. Chamber tombs ("dolmens") confirm this
• 116: Honorific arch for the emperor Trajan on the forum
• Under Antoninus Pius (r.138-161) or Marcus Aurelius (r.161-180), the city receives the title of colonia
• Among the ruins are an mphitheater, an office of the tax gatherers, the building of a club of young men (iuvenes), a bathhouse, churches, and an arch for an unidentified ruler
• c.439-533/534: Vandal rule (there's a church from this age)
• 533/534: Byzantine rule.
• Arab conquest.

Mactaris, Forum, Arch of Trajan	Mactaris, Amphitheater	Mactaris, Tax office	Mactaris, Baths, Mosaic of a labyrinth
Mactaris, Vandal Church	Mactaris, Necklace	Mactaris, Mosaic of Venus	Mactaris, Forum, General view