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The Transformation of the Ancient Towns in Central Tunisia during the Islamic Period: The Example of Uchi Maius

The Transformation of the Ancient Towns in Central Tunisia during the Islamic Period: The Example... Al-Masa¯q, Vol. 14, No. 1, March 2002 The Transformation of the Ancient Towns in Central Tunisia during the Islamic Period: the Example of Uchi Maius SAURO GELICHI AND MARCO MILANESE 1. Location and Topography of Uchi Maius The ancient Roman colony Uchi Maius (Henchir ed-Douamis is its Arabic name) is located approximately 100 km south-west of Tunis, in a hilly area in the south of the plain of Medjerda, in the governorship of Beja. The settlement extends over the southern side of a hill and is encircled by a perimeter wall that encloses an area of about 6 hectares, that we ascribe to the Byzantine era, while no evidence is currently available regarding more ancient phases of the wall (Figure 1). Ruins of some Roman public monuments are located outside the city wall: these are the amphitheatre, a triumphal arch, a few remains of the aqueduct and some infrastruc- tures such as large cisterns. At present, however, it is not possible to determine the size of the Roman phase of the city. Nonetheless, we can identify the remains of monumen- tal cisterns, the forum area and some residential quarters of the Roman city, inside the city wall. A reduced http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean Taylor & Francis

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The Transformation of the Ancient Towns in Central Tunisia during the Islamic Period: The Example of Uchi Maius

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Al-Masa¯q, Vol. 14, No. 1, March 2002 The Transformation of the Ancient Towns in Central Tunisia during the Islamic Period: the Example of Uchi Maius SAURO GELICHI AND MARCO MILANESE 1. Location and Topography of Uchi Maius The ancient Roman colony Uchi Maius (Henchir ed-Douamis is its Arabic name) is located approximately 100 km south-west of Tunis, in a hilly area in the south of the plain of Medjerda, in the governorship of Beja. The settlement extends over the southern side of a hill...
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Al-Masa¯q, Vol. 14, No. 1, March 2002 The Transformation of the Ancient Towns in Central Tunisia during the Islamic Period: the Example of Uchi Maius SAURO GELICHI AND MARCO MILANESE 1. Location and Topography of Uchi Maius The ancient Roman colony Uchi Maius (Henchir ed-Douamis is its Arabic name) is located approximately 100 km south-west of Tunis, in a hilly area in the south of the plain of Medjerda, in the governorship of Beja. The settlement extends over the southern side of a hill and is encircled by a perimeter wall that encloses an area of about 6 hectares, that we ascribe to the Byzantine era, while no evidence is currently available regarding more ancient phases of the wall (Figure 1). Ruins of some Roman public monuments are located outside the city wall: these are the amphitheatre, a triumphal arch, a few remains of the aqueduct and some infrastruc- tures such as large cisterns. At present, however, it is not possible to determine the size of the Roman phase of the city. Nonetheless, we can identify the remains of monumen- tal cisterns, the forum area and some residential quarters of the Roman city, inside the city wall. A reduced

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