Bulla Regia Museum

Could not visit the museum, was told it's been closed for years

Good

Very interesting guided tour Place to discover

Larijia or Paula Regia (from the Latin: Bolla Regia, called the royal monarchy, called the monarchy because it was the capital of the Numidian king Massinissa) is an archaeological site and historic city located near the city of Jendouba in the northwest of Tunisia. Paula Regia's roots date back to the 4th century BC, but they became important only after the Carthaginians seized control of them. The city was conquered in 203 BC by the Romans before it became 156 BC, the capital of the Roman king Massinissa, an ally of Rome. The city experienced a period of stagnation during the Byzantine period, gradually abandoned by its inhabitants and the disappearance of its features from the second millennium. From the middle of the 19th century, the first excavations were carried out and several monuments and monuments were uncovered throughout the 20th century. The site currently contains several features (form, archaeological theater, baths), most of them dating back to the Roman era. The site also includes a museum displaying mosaics and coffins, as well as a number of traces dating back to the Carthaginian, Numidian or Roman periods. The history of «no» to the late fifth century and the beginning of the fourth century BC The excavations carried out by Dr. - Carton - around 1900 has very valuable effects such as statues, market, bathroom, church, theater and houses under the ground, and distinguish These are the Roman basphisian monuments, which decorated the floor of these buildings and their walls; they were painted with wonderful paintings that tell aspects of the life of their time; from which were taken statues and antiquities placed in the National Museum. And Bhalarijia eye fresh maiden still water to the day and was quick before bringing them in the canals to the city of Jendouba flowing in low fields called - Shatt al-Hammam - a large lake of rain.

All simply magnificent