Tipasa of Mauretania – Coastal Basilicas
Tipasa · Tipasa Mauretania · Tipaza
Punic (6th c BCE) – Roman – Christian (5th c CE)·Punic / Mauretanian / Roman·🇩🇿 Tipaza Province, Mediterranean coast 50 km west of Algiers, Algeria
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About Tipasa of Mauretania – Coastal Basilicas
Coastal UNESCO port with Punic necropolis (6th c BCE tophet), Roman forum, theatre, and two Christian basilicas (Salsa martyr shrine) on promontory with offshore islet. Numidian–Mauretanian royal tomb Kbor er Roumia 30 m high nearby.
Why it mattersKey Punic (6th c BCE) – Roman – Christian (5th c CE) site illustrating Punic / Mauretanian / Roman urbanism and punic–roman coastal port and christian basilica centre.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Punic tophet child burial interpretation
Theories
- 01Coastal Punic settlement model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- Punic trading post 6th c BCE; colonia under Claudius 46 CE
- Period
- Punic (6th c BCE) – Roman – Christian (5th c CE)
- Culture
- Punic / Mauretanian / Roman
- Builders
- Punic
- Purpose
- Punic–Roman coastal port and Christian basilica centre
- Excavation
- Excavated
Punic trading post 6th c BCE; colonia under Claudius 46 CE
Initial construction / foundation
20th century
Modern archaeological survey and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.5936° N · 2.4475° E · 15 m · 3 mapped features
- Tipasa of Mauretania — Principal GategateMain gate and rampart section at Tipasa of Mauretania – Coastal Basilicas36.5942° N · 2.4481° E
- Tipasa of Mauretania — Central Forum/BasilicaforumForum–basilica complex at Tipasa of Mauretania – Coastal Basilicas36.5936° N · 2.4475° E
- Tipasa of Mauretania — Baths/CisternsbathsBaths and cistern cluster at Tipasa of Mauretania – Coastal Basilicas36.5930° N · 2.4469° E
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