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Places tagged “acholla” in Tunisia

2 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

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🇹🇳 Tunisia

🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient city

Acholla

Punic to Byzantine (5th c. BCE–7th c. CE; peak 2nd–4th c. CE) · Punic / Roman / Byzantine

Acholla (Henchir Botria/Boutria) is a coastal Byzacena city founded Punic 5th c. BCE and Roman colonia, famed for its Trajanic amphitheatre (one of Africa's largest, ~6,000 seats), Byzantine fortress…

🇹🇳 Tunisia · Submerged site

Acholla – Submerged Harbour of Ras Boutria

Punic to Byzantine (5th c. BCE – 6th c. CE) · Punic / Roman Byzacena

Tyrian purple-dye port with murex basins and moles half in surf at Ras Boutria cape, wealthy enough to mint double coins.

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Acholla

Acholla – Submerged Harbour of Ras Boutria