Ruins of Djemila

From the museum, we braved the chilly and overcast conditions to have an interesting tour of the ruins.
There was so much to see, the guide explaining about the site as we walked down the Cardo Maximus Street, which crosses the centre of Djemila, where there are the remains of a series of houses, then the Grand Baths, built in AD 183 during the reign of Emperor Commodius.
The Arch of Caracalla, decorated with columns and Corinthian capitals. The arch was dismantled by the Duc d’Orleans in 1839, ready to be shipped to Paris, but when the duke died three years later, the project was scrapped. The arch was reconstructed in 1922. The Temple of the Severan Family, up a grand staircase, fronted by rows of massive Corinthian columns, constructed in the early 3rd century, and the old forum, a paved area, 48m by 44m.
The Market of Cosinius, the theatre which is cut into the hillside, built around the 2nd century, and the Christian quarter, a group of Episcopal buildings: two basilicas, a baptistery, and a chapel. A remarkable archaeological site, the city was slowly abandoned after the fall of the Roman Empire around the 5th and 6th centuries.
After the visit, we continued our journey for about 130 km to the city of Constantine.Read more