Thapsus, modern Bakalta, was a harbour city on the east coast of Tunisia. Nearby were salt pans. Thapsus actually had two harbours: Portus Pristinus, located in a natural shelter, and the main port, sheltered by one of the longest ancient breakwaters (1100 metres long) in the Mediterranean Sea.
Thapsus (Tunisia)
Colonia Julia ad Turrem Libisonis (Anglais)
.....probably founded by Julius Ceasar around 46 BC, was located in the north-west of Sardinia.
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.....rivers were the arteries of the Roman Empire...........
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Let deserving slaves sit down so that they may stand up free...........
Lire la suite...Massilia, “La Cité Phocéenne" (Anglais)
There are several legends about the origins of Massalia (Roman Marseille) ...........
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