Sbeitla Travel Guide

 euzkadi Says:  This ruins that belong to the Roman Baths are restored, some mosaics remain of the older times. 

 euzkadi Says:  It´s the first temple of the Forum, and maybe the most beautiful. Juno was considered Jupiter´s wife and the queen of Gods. On the first of May women celebrated the Matronalia a feast in honor of this godess. 

 euzkadi Says:  Few remains of the ruins of this church, built in the IV century ac over a pre-roman temple. 

 euzkadi Says:  There are some paving stones wrtitten in ancient Roman script. I specially liked these one. 

 euzkadi Says:  The ruins of the Theater built in the III century ac have some great views of the Oued Sbetlia. 

 euzkadi Says:  It was the main temple in Sufetula and located in the Middle of the Forum between the other two temples. Jupiter was the chief of the Capitoline Triad (Jupiter, Juno and Minerva), the God of Light and also the God of War, before a battle every commander pray him for... 

 euzkadi Says:  The third temple of the Forum and dedicated to the Godess Minerva. Her name meant spiritual power, and she was the protector of arts and crafts. 

 euzkadi Says:  The Forum consist of three temples dedicated to Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. They all are very well preserved and give a good idea of how was the city in the days of splendour. 

 euzkadi Says:  This gate built by Emperor Antonio Pio in 139 ac is the main entrance to the impressive forum with their famous temples. 

 barryg23 Says:  Much of Sufetula was built after Rome had converted to Christianity so there are numerous churches and Christian ruins to see. A guide indicated to us where the baptisimal font was in one of the remains of the church. 

 barryg23 Says:  What attracts most visitors to Sufetula is the well preserved temples, which looked spectacular in the evening light. There are three temples in the remains of the Forum - named after Minerva, Juipiter and Juno. The Roman ruins in general seem very well preserved in Tunisia... 

 barryg23 Says:  The Roman baths were among the best Roman bath houses i've seen, mainly because of the still intact mosaic floors. 

 barryg23 Says:  The theatre is an ideal setting overlooking an old river that seems to have now dried out. It must have been amazing watching plays here 1500 years ago. 

 barryg23 Says:  We started our tour of the ruins by walking down to the triumphal arch which is very well preserved. This is the first part of the sight you see when travelling up from the town. 

 barryg23 Says:  We arrived in Sbeitla late in the afternoon after long juorney from Gafsa. The grounds of Sufetula were open until 6 so we started in the museum, which closed earlier at 5. It was only a small museum with 2 or 3 rooms of artefacts from the site and some interesting old... 

 JLBG Says:  The Arch of Triumph to the Tetrarchy was built in honor of the four Emperors (the Tetrarchate) who jointly ruled the Empire around 300 AD, just prior to the reign of Constantine the Great. The Arch is an imposing mass, with baldaquins supported by columns and the decor is... 

 JLBG Says:  This picture shows in the background the forum and the three temples and in the foreground a press for olive oil. There remains only the still part. The millstone is gone. This kind of olive mills are still used in Tunisia, usually a camel is used to operate the grinding. On... 

 aliante1981 Says:   Travels to places like Tunisia involves a lot of fighting the heat, especially if you, like me (I am still surprised as to why I did that), go there right in the middle of the summer. Hereýs a list of useful items to take:- Hats and other covering: Large brimmed hats that...