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Thuburbo Majus (or
Thuburbo Maius) is a
large Roman site in
northern Tunisia. It is
located roughly 60 km
southwest of
Carthage on a
major African thoroughfare...
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former ancient city (
Thuburbo Minus) and bishopric, now a
Latin Catholic titular see.
Historically Thuburbo Minus ("Little
Thuburbo") was a
Roman settlement...
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Roman emperors found on
different sites including those of
Carthage and
Thuburbo Majus. The
museum also
houses pieces discovered during the excavations...
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Roman period, ʿAštart was
still worshipped under her
Phoenician name at
Thuburbo Maius,
where she was
identified with Juno Caelestis. The identification...
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sometimes mistaken for
Perpetua and Felicitas, who were from
another town,
Thuburbo Majus. The
Emperor Valerian was
later captured in
battle by the Parthians...
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Schnurr Previous post(s)
Auxiliary Bishop of
Chicago and
Titular Bishop of
Thuburbo Maius (2018-2025)
Orders Ordination May 21, 1994 by Joseph
Bernardin Consecration...
- (Sufes) Road from
Zanfour (****uras) to
Thyna (Thaenae) Road from
Tebourba (
Thuburbo Minus) to Gabès (Tacapes), via Sidi
Medien (Vallis) Road from Carthage...
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surrounded by mountains, in
particular the
Djebel Zaghouan. The
Roman site of
Thuburbo Majus is
located 3 km away.
Under the
French protectorate, the city was...
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ancient city was discovered,
located halfway between the
cities of
Thuburbo Majus and Oudna. A sanctuary,
thermal baths,
cisterns and a
residence attached...
- Abed-Ben (1993). "Corpus des
mosaiques de
Tunisie II:
Region de
Zaghouan 3:
Thuburbo Majus, les
mosaiques dans la
region ouest".
American Journal of Archaeology...
