Sbeitla & Kasserine

We took a slightly longer route from Kairouan to Tozeur to visit the Roman ruins at Sbeitla	Prickly pear cactus, Tunisia	Prickly pear cactus in bloom, Tunisia	Prickly pear flower and bug
Prickly Pear cactus	Roadside antique shop between Kairouan and Sbeitla	Meat served in rural Tunisian restaurants is VERY fresh	Sheep skin hanging outside a roadside Tunisian restaurant
Sheepskin advertising fresh meat hangs outside a roadside Tunisian restaurant	I think most westerners a little more distance from their food	Fresh meat on the grill	Apricot tree, Tunisia
Apricots	We stopped at an orchard along the road from Kairouan to Sbeitla to get fresh apricots	The orchard is 5-10 min prior to the turnoff for Tozeur and Gafsa on the left side coming from Kairouan	Picking apricots
Picking apricots	The farmer's daughter	Tunisian woman and her daughter	Tunisian woman and her daughter in the apricot orchard
Tunisian girl	Tunisian woman	Another one of the apricot pickers	Back on the road to Sbeitla
A pair of horses in the back of a truck, Tunisia	Landscape outside Sbeitla	Welcome to Sbeitla, Roman Sufetula	To get to the ruins of the Roman city of Sufetule (Sbeitla) take the right fork
Arch of Diocletian (Arch of the Tetrarcs) late 3rd C. AD	We found a group of dancing Tunisian students outside the museum in Sbeitla	Happy Dancing Tunisian	Another Happy Dancing Tunisian
Mosaic floor fragment outside Sbeitla Museum	Bacchus, god of wine, Sbeitla Museum	Marble bust of Creperia Innula, a member of the upper middle class of Sbeitla	Mosaic cross from the altar of a basilica, 5-6th C. AD, Sbeitla Museum
Mosaic from the Basilica of Sts. Sylvanus and Fortunatus, 5-6th C. AD	Detail of the christian mosaic from the Basilica of Sts. Sylvanus and Fortunatus	Roman floor mosaic from Sbiba, 5th C. AD	Latin inscription, Sbeitla Museum
Triumph of Venus, 4th C. AD, Sbeitla Museum	Tunisian students, Sbeitla	Archeological Park of Sbeitla-Kasserine	Roman house fortified during the Byzantine era and inhabited until the 9th C (after the Arab conquest)
Sbeitla	The archaeological park at Sbeitla has well tended gardens	Pool in the Private Baths decorated with mosaics of fish and sealife	Mosaic of fish and sealife, 4th-5th C. AD
Mosaic of fish and sealife, Private Baths, Sbeitla	Mosaic of fish and sealife, 4th-5th C. AD, Sbeitla	Mosaic of fish and sealife, Private Baths, Sbeitla	Mosaic of fish and sealife, 4th-5th C. AD, Sbeitla
Mosaic of fish and sealife, Private Baths, Sbeitla	Remains of Byzantine Church of Sts. Gervais, Protais and Tryphon, fortified in the 7th Century against the Arab conquest	Remains of Byzantine Church of Sts. Gervais, Protais and Tryphon	Ruins of the Roman city of Sufetula (Sbeitla) founded 1st C. AD
Looking across the ruins of Sbeitla towards the Capitol and Forum	Substantial remains of the ancient center of Sbeitla	Remains of the market leading to the Arch of Antonius Pius	Arch of Antonius Pius, Sbeitla, market ruins
Arch of Antonius Pius and the Temple of Minerva across ruins of the market	Arch of Antonius Pius, Sbeitla, 139 AD	Arch of Antonius Pius, Sbeitla, 139 AD	Temple of Minerva seen through the Arch of Antonius Pius
The Forum of Sbeitla (70x60m) with the Temples of Minerva, Jupiter and Juno (left to right)	TunisiaMay06 647.jpg	Three temples on the Forum of Sbeitla	Temple of Minerva, Sbeitla
Temple of Minerva, Sbeitla	Temple of Minerva, Sbeitla	Looking back across the Forum (70x60m) and the Arch of Antonius Pius	Niche in the Temple of Minerva, Sbeitla
Temple of Jupiter, Sbeitla	The back side of the Temple of Jupiter	Baptistry dedicated by Vitalis and Cordella	Mosaic covered baptismal font in the Church of Vitalis, 5-6th C. AD
Mosaic detail from the baptistry, Church of Vitalis	Mosaic covered baptistry, Church of Vitalis, Sbeitla, 5-6th C. AD	Mosaic cross, baptistry, Church of Vitalis	Mosaic detail from the baptistry, Church of Vitalis
Baptistry, Church of Vitalis, Sbeitla	Mosaic detail from the baptistry, Church of Vitalis	Mosaic cross, baptistry, Church of Vitalis	Mosaic floor, Church of Vitalis, Sbeitla
Basin, Church of Vitalis, Sbeitla	Mosaic floor remains, Church of Vitalis, Sbeitla	Detail of mosaic floor, Church of Vitalis	Chapel of Jucundus, 4th C. AD, Sbeitla
Plain mosaic baptistry with a central column, Chapel of Jucundus, 4th C. AD	Ruins of the Church of Ballator, Sbeitla, 4th C. AD	Mosaic floor, Church of Bellator, Sbeitla	Mosaic floor, Church of Bellator, Sbeitla
Mosaic floor, Church of Bellator, Sbeitla	Mosaic floor, Church of Bellator, Sbeitla	Mosaic floor detail, Church of Bellator, Sbeitla	Mosaic floor detail, Church of Bellator, Sbeitla
Dad wearing Slim's gift	Forum, Three Temples and Arch of Antonius Pius, Sbeitla	Arch of Antonius Pius and Temple of Minerva, Sbeitla	Paved Roman road leading to the Arch of Antonius Pius
Church of St. Servus, built inside a pagen temple, Sbeitla	Exposed sarcophagi, Church of St. Servus	Baptismal font, Church of St. Servus, Sbeitla	Latin inscription, Church of St. Servus
Great Baths, Sbeitla, 100m x 50m, 3rd C. AD	Mosaic floor, Great Baths, Sbeitla	Mosaic floor, Great Baths, Sbeitla	Mosaic floor, Great Baths, Sbeitla
Mosaic floor detail, Great Baths, Sbeitla	Mosaic floor, Great Baths, Sbeitla	Mosaic floor, Great Baths, Sbeitla	Great Baths, Sbeitla
Great Baths, Sbeitla	Great Baths, Sbeitla	Sbeitla	Theatre, Sbeitla
Sbeitla	Column remain standing in a flower bed, Sbeitla	The road to the coast at Sfax leading through the Arch of Diocletian (Arch of the Tetrarchs) 3rd C. AD	The road to the coast at Sfax leading through the Arch of Diocletian (Arch of the Tetrarchs) 3rd C. AD
Arch of Triomph dedicated to the Emperor Diocletian around the year 300	Roman road passing under the Arch of Diocletian	Arch of Diocletian, Sbeitla, 3rd C. AD	Arch of Diocletian, Sbeitla, 3rd C. AD
Arch of Diocletian, Sbeitla, 3rd C. AD	Flowers, Archaeological park of Sbeitla	Flowers, Archaeological park of Sbeitla	Flowers, Archaeological park of Sbeitla
Flowers, Archaeological park of Sbeitla	Since 1987, all Tunisian cities have a "Boulevard de l'Environnement"	Tunisian license plate	ŢŐÇČ - Qassab - butcher, from the root ŢŐČ - to cut up/carve
Fresh meat waiting for the grill	This guy was happily munching on grass a short time ago	Another victim being dispatched	Butchers at work on a freshly slaughered goat
I prefer a bit of distance from my food	Freshly slaughtered meat, Tunisia	What's left when they're done	Enough to turn you vegetarian...
Butcher hacking off pieces for the grill	Fresh meat on the grill	Lunch time in Tunisia	Tasted ok...goat or sheep?
At the shop across the street they left the tail on to help identification	Tunisian roadside butcher	Tunisian National Guard vehicle stopped for lunch	The road to Kasserine, site of a 1943 battle during the North Africa campaign
Trees on the plains near Kasserine	Trees on the plains near Kasserine	Oued (Wadi) El Hatab, Kasserine	Railway bridge crossing Oued (Wadi) El Hatab, Kasserine
Causeway crossing Oued (Wadi) El Hatab, Kasserine	There's a little bit of water in the Oued El Hatab, Kasserine	It doesn't rain in southern Tunisia! Entering Kasserine	Kasserine Railway Station
Monument to the 7th of November 1987, Kasserine	Historic scenes, Kasserine - prehistoric era	Kasserine Railway Station	Histroic scenes, Kasserine - the Arab invasion
Histroic scenes, Kasserine - the Arab invasion	Municipality of Kasserine 1945-1995	Municipality of Kasserine, founded 17 May 1945	Railway bridge crossing another wadi in Kasserine
Mausoleum of a rich Roman family, 2nd C. AD, Kasserine	Latin inscription on the mausoleum, Kasserine	Monument to the Arab invaders, Kasserine	We're headed towards Gafsa. Tebessa is in Algeria
Woman herding sheep along the railway, Thelepte, Tunisia	Fériana, Tunisia	Tunisian railroad crossing a wadi approaching Fériana	Tunisian railroad crossing a wadi approaching Fériana
Tunisian railroad crossing a wadi approaching Fériana	Bienvenue a Fériana - Welcome	Smiling Tunisian kids in Fériana	A black hair tent set up in Fériana
The everpresent number 7, Fériana