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View of Capitolium and surrounding dwelling houses as you approach the site.

Side view of Capitolium

View of restored columns from inside the Capitolium

In several locations around the site, including within the Capitolium, olive presses were installed after Thuburbo Maius went into decline. Often sections of columns or other large blocks of masonry would be used to provide the weight needed to press the olives.

Main entrance to the Capitolium

Part of the Temple of Caelestis, with the Temple of Ba'lat in middle distance and the hill containing the towns amphitheatre in the distance.

Main approach to the Temple of Ba'alat

Palaestra of Petronius

Remains of the town cisterns

View through the southern entrance into the town's amphitheatre. In common with many other smaller amphitheatres the arena was mainly constructed by excavating a suitable site, in this case the top of a small hill and a relatively small amount of additional masonry used to complete the structure.

As part of a major project supported by the Getty Museum several of the mosaics at the site were being restored to reflect their condition when originally discovered.

View of the main excavated area of the site from the amphitheatre hill.

Other websites with good photographs of Thuburbo Maius:

http://www.bedfordhighlife.co.uk/departments/classics/thuburbomaius/

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/8725/Tunisia/thuburbo.htm - Note this site also has a map identifying some of the major buildings at the site

Iain Dickson (Melvadius Macrinus Cugerni)