Theater

Contributor: Nicholas Gill
Published: 2021-04-21
Modified: 2025-09-16

Dates

1st-2nd century CE

Garden Description

At the rear of the theater is a xystis known from the dedication inscription (CIL VIII 26606, 26608). The word xystis probably corresponds to the portico and the semi-circular garden space that develops behind the stage building.

Plans

Fig.1 Plan of the Temple(Les ruines de Dougga, p. 53, plan général n°18)

Bibliography

  • Aounallah, S., Maurin, L., "Remarques sur la topographie rurale et urbaine du pagus et de la ciuitas de Thugga (Dougga, Tunisie)", in Hommes, cultures et paysages de l'Antiquité à la période moderne : Mélanges offerts à Jean Peyras, Rennes, Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2013. (worldcat)
  • Poinssot, C., Les ruines de Dougga, Tunis, 1958, n°18, p. 53: plan, général n°18. (worldcat)

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