Gigthis
Sign in to saveGigthis (Arabic: , also transliterated *Jektiss* or *Jektis*) is an ancient Punic and Roman archaeological site located in southern Tunisia, within the modern Medenine Governorate. The site lies at the bottom of the Gulf of Boughrara, facing the island of Djerba, along the ancient coastal route linking Carthage to Leptis Magna.
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- archaeological site
- Country
- Tunisia
- Located in
- Medenine Governorate
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Encyclopedic overview
42 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Punic Period
- Numid Period
- Roman period
- History of excavations
- Topography
- Construction and material
- Monuments
- Forum and its annexes
- Forum
- Central temple of the forum
- Sanctuary of Augustus's Genius
- Forum's south gate
- South Sanctuary
- Speakers’ tribune
- Basilica
- Forum Entrance
- Temple of Liber Pater
- Sanctuary of Hercule
- Temple C
- Sanctuary of Concordia Panthea
- Sanctury of Apollo
- Fountain
- Sheltered public space
- Civic Treasury
- Great temple
- Portico Court
- Temple of Aesculapius
- The jetty
- Baths
- Western Baths‑Palaestra
- Main findings
- Statues
- Statue of Concordia
- Genius of Auguste
- Alexandrian cult
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
- Bibliography
Gigthis (Arabic: , also transliterated *Jektiss* or *Jektis*) is an ancient Punic and Roman archaeological site located in southern Tunisia, within the modern Medenine Governorate. The site lies at the bottom of the Gulf of Boughrara, facing the island of Djerba, along the ancient coastal route linking Carthage to Leptis Magna.
Originally founded as a Phoenician trading post, Gigthis later became part of the Numidian kingdom before being incorporated into the Roman province of Africa Nova in 46 BCE following the Battle of Thapsus. It was subsequently attached to Africa Proconsularis and, after Diocletian's administrative reforms, to the province of Tripolitania.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gigthis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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