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cities it temporarily played an important role. Membership in the strictly managed organization was a prerequisite for higher military service. The curriculum of the school included paramilitary exercises and sports, but also subjects such as finance, politics, and culture. The Brotherhood became increasingly influential over time, as rich citizens of provincial cities used it to resist the authority of the central government. In the year 238 the Emperor Gordian I himself joined the organization. Emperor Diocletian restored the school. In the Christian era the original building, called the Basilica, was used as a church, using a Punic sarcophagus from the adjacent necropolis as an altar.
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Built around the year 200, this building complex was the meeting place of the "youth organization" or Brotherhood, a kind of militia of young men, whose duties included policing and especially tax collection. The organization in Maktar consisted of about 70 members, and as in other Roman provincial
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Numerous inscriptions are recorded through the ruins. French archaeological excavations began in 1914, and were continued from 1944 on a large scale. Although not fully excavated, the ruins unearthed so far, especially of the thermal baths and the Schola of the Juvenes, mark this as one of the most
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This rectangular paved gathering place was designed ca 116 AD under Trajan as a forum for the Roman population when Roman citizenship was granted to members of the local elite. (The indigenous population had its own forum 50m to the southwest.) The space was surrounded by a portico, and the south
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The site has several megaliths, large slabs evidently used in the burial of ashen remains. Excavations by Mansour Ghaki of an intact burial chamber uncovered many ceramics of various origins, both local and imported, dating from the early third century BC.
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The temple of Hathor Miskar is well known because of the extensive excavations that were carried out there, even if the remains are poorly preserved. At the center of the sanctuary, archaeologists have found an altar dated to about
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rise to 15 m. The building was constructed around the year 200 AD and is decorated with oriental foliage on the capitals and with a beautiful mosaic floor.
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refugees flocked to Maktar, bringing their culture and skills. Buildings, civic organization, and language were strongly influenced by the Carthaginians.
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The troubles of the third century, which ushered in the decline of the Roman Empire, also affected Maktar. The decline was halted awhile under
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Ilẹvbare, J.A. (June 1974). "The Impact of the Carthaginians and the Romans on the Administrative System of the Maghreb Part I".
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Roman occupation at first retained the Punic government and administration through the consular-style magistracy of the
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Each year, the city hosts a festival called the "Maktaris Festival," which serves as an economic boost for the region.
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In the 3rd century BC the Numidians built a strategic fortress at the site, chosen to control trade routes between
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Although the Roman diocese effectively ceased operating with the arrival of the Islamic armies, the see remains a
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The site includes an example of Punic mausoleum pyramid, similar to the mausoleum of Atban at
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The Great Baths are among the best preserved of their kind in North Africa. The walls of the
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century before being reëstablished. The present town had a population of 13,576 in 2014.
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La Lingua nella Vita e la Vita della Lingua: Itinerari e Percorsi degli Studi Berberi
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at around 900 m (2,953 ft) above sea level. It sits on the other side of a
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of 2012 to add various pre-Islamic monuments to the Unesco World Heritage List.
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Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
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side is still dominated by the majestic and well-preserved Arch of Trajan.
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from the Roman ruins and is known for its scenic views. The town has a
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in 1050 led to the complete destruction and abandonment of the site.
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BC. Under Roman rule, it obtained the status of a free city under
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Bringing in the Sheaves: Economy and Metaphor in the Roman World
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Latino-Punic Epigraphy: A Descriptive Study of the Inscriptions
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and was the seat of a Christian bishop. Under the Romans and
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Géographie de l'Afrique chrétienne, Byzacène et Tripolitaine
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It is located around 140 km (87 mi) southwest of
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The Carthaginians recorded the town's name variously as
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status, whereby all residents were automatically given
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of the Roman Catholic Church, and there have been 20
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New York: Robert Appleton Company. 999:(University of Toronto Press, 2013) 865:/ Année 1884 / Volume 28 / Numéro 2 345: 333: 321: 16:Town in Siliana Governorate, Tunisia 3063:Roman amphitheaters in North Africa 209: 13: 3053:Former populated places in Tunisia 960:(Montreuil-sur-Mer 1894), 127–133. 779: 727:since 1514. The current bishop is 616: 536:, but the devastating raid of the 474:, livestock, and textiles between 14: 3084: 1079:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). 1067: 933:Titular Episcopal See of Mactaris 791:National Institute of Statistics 431:developed into a major center of 402:Atlas archéologique de la Tunisie 1127: 702: 690: 678: 666: 654: 642: 627: 120: 59: 52: 39: 1023: 1006: 989: 980: 963: 950: 938: 926: 595: 912: 899: 872: 855: 842: 813: 808:Les cités de l'Afrique romaine 797: 604: 543: 470:as a transit point for grain, 60: 1: 768: 773: 714: 376:. The modern town lies on a 363: 7: 947:, at catholic-hierarchy.org 823:, Volume 3 (Straker, 1843) 810:. 1981, Bd. 2, pp. 289–295. 278:146. 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1940: 1938: 1934: 1928: 1925: 1923: 1920: 1918: 1915: 1913: 1910: 1908: 1905: 1903: 1900: 1898: 1897:Kalâat Khasba 1895: 1893: 1890: 1888: 1885: 1883: 1880: 1878: 1875: 1872: 1871: 1867: 1866: 1864: 1862: 1858: 1852: 1849: 1847: 1844: 1842: 1839: 1837: 1834: 1832: 1829: 1827: 1824: 1821: 1820: 1816: 1815: 1813: 1811: 1807: 1801: 1798: 1796: 1793: 1791: 1788: 1786: 1783: 1781: 1778: 1776: 1773: 1771: 1768: 1766: 1763: 1761: 1758: 1756: 1753: 1751: 1748: 1746: 1743: 1740: 1739: 1735: 1734: 1732: 1730: 1726: 1720: 1717: 1715: 1712: 1710: 1709:Menzel Mehiri 1707: 1705: 1702: 1700: 1697: 1695: 1692: 1690: 1687: 1685: 1682: 1680: 1677: 1675: 1672: 1670: 1667: 1664: 1663: 1659: 1658: 1656: 1654: 1650: 1644: 1641: 1639: 1636: 1634: 1631: 1629: 1626: 1624: 1621: 1619: 1616: 1614: 1611: 1608: 1607: 1603: 1602: 1600: 1598: 1594: 1588: 1585: 1583: 1580: 1578: 1575: 1573: 1570: 1568: 1565: 1563: 1560: 1558: 1555: 1553: 1550: 1548: 1545: 1543: 1540: 1537: 1536: 1532: 1531: 1529: 1527: 1523: 1517: 1514: 1512: 1509: 1507: 1504: 1502: 1499: 1497: 1494: 1492: 1489: 1487: 1484: 1482: 1479: 1477: 1474: 1472: 1469: 1467: 1464: 1462: 1461:Chenini Nahal 1459: 1456: 1455: 1451: 1450: 1448: 1446: 1442: 1436: 1433: 1431: 1428: 1426: 1423: 1421: 1418: 1416: 1413: 1411: 1408: 1406: 1403: 1401: 1398: 1396: 1393: 1391: 1388: 1386: 1383: 1381: 1378: 1376: 1373: 1371: 1368: 1366: 1363: 1360: 1359: 1355: 1354: 1352: 1350: 1346: 1340: 1337: 1335: 1332: 1330: 1327: 1325: 1322: 1320: 1317: 1315: 1312: 1310: 1307: 1305: 1302: 1300: 1297: 1295: 1292: 1290: 1287: 1284: 1283: 1279: 1278: 1276: 1274: 1270: 1264: 1261: 1259: 1256: 1254: 1251: 1249: 1246: 1244: 1241: 1239: 1236: 1234: 1231: 1229: 1226: 1224: 1223:Medjez el-Bab 1221: 1219: 1216: 1214: 1211: 1208: 1207: 1203: 1202: 1200: 1198: 1194: 1188: 1185: 1183: 1180: 1178: 1175: 1173: 1170: 1168: 1165: 1163: 1160: 1157: 1156: 1152: 1151: 1149: 1147: 1143: 1139: 1135: 1130: 1121: 1116: 1114: 1109: 1107: 1102: 1101: 1098: 1090: 1089: 1083: 1077: 1075: 1072: 1071: 1058: 1054: 1050: 1044: 1040: 1033: 1028: 1027: 1015: 1009: 1002: 998: 992: 983: 976: 972: 966: 959: 953: 946: 941: 934: 929: 921: 915: 908: 902: 894: 890: 886: 882: 875: 868: 864: 858: 851: 845: 839:, p. 67. 838: 833: 826: 822: 816: 809: 805: 800: 790: 785: 783: 778: 766: 755: 752: 749: 746: 743: 739: 736: 735: 734: 731: 730: 726: 722: 705: 700: 693: 688: 681: 676: 673:Thermal baths 669: 664: 657: 652: 645: 640: 637: 630: 625: 624: 623: 614: 612: 602: 593: 591: 586: 578: 576: 571: 562: 555: 550: 541: 539: 535: 530: 528: 524: 520: 519:Peutinger Map 516: 512: 507: 505: 501: 497: 493: 489: 485: 481: 477: 473: 469: 464: 459: 455: 454: 448: 446: 438: 434: 430: 426: 422: 418: 409: 403: 398: 389: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 361: 359: 355: 351: 343: 334:𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤓𐤏‬𐤌 331: 319: 305: 303: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 273: 265: 264:Julius Caesar 257: 253: 249: 245: 241: 237: 234: 229: 227: 223: 219: 215: 207: 203: 199: 190: 186: 183: 181: 177: 173: 169: 164: 159: 154: 153:Chedli Louati 151: 147: 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Maktar is located in Tunisia
35°51′38″N 9°12′21″E / 35.86056°N 9.20583°E / 35.86056; 9.20583

Tunisia
Governorate
Siliana Governorate
Chedli Louati
Civil Union
Time zone
UTC1
CET
Arabic
other names
antiquity
Siliana Governorate
Tunisia
Berber
Numidians
Carthaginian expansion
Third Punic War
Punic
Romans
Carthage
Julius Caesar
Roman colony
province
Byzacena
Byzantines
Muslim invasions

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