Thimisua also known as Sidi-Bou-Argoub is an archaeological site in Tunisia, located at 36.310720°N 9.319186° and which is known for the ampitheter there.[1][2] This structure is described as oval in shape with two entries and a longitudinal axis.[3]

During the Roman Empire the town of Thmisua was a civitas of Africa Proconsularis.[4] It was down stream from the Municipium of Thabbora and it prospered from 330BC to 640AD.[5] .

References

  1. ↑ Jean-Claude Lachaux: Théâtres et amphithéâtres d'Afrique Proconsulaire. Édisud, La Calade, Aix-en-Provence 1970.
  2. ↑ David L. Bomgardner, The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre (Routledge, 2013)
  3. ↑ Sidi Bou Argoub
  4. ↑ R.B. Hitchner, thimisua at Leiades.stoa.org.
  5. ↑ http://dare.ht.lu.se/places/22062.html


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