Bulla Regia
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Bulla Regia was a Berber, Punic, and Roman town near present-day Jendouba, Tunisia. Its surviving ruins and archaeological site are noted for their Hadrianic-era semi-subterranean housing, a protectio
Entrance to the archaeological site of Bulla Regia
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A coin from Bulla Regia with the Punic legend bbʿl
Mosaic from the House of Amphitrite
Numidia
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Numidia was the ancient Libyan kingdom of the indigenous Numidian Berbers in Northwest Africa during the Hellenistic period. Initially comprising the northern part of what is now Algeria, Numidia expa
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…of bt bʿl (𐤁𐤕 𐤁𐤏𐤋), meaning "House" or "Temple of Baal". The name Bulla Regia is Latin for "Royal Bulla". The epithet refers to its status as the Numidian capital under Masinissa. It was notionally refounded at the time of its elevation to colony status and formally named Colonia Aelia Hadriana Augusta…
Monnaie Bronze, Incertain, Numidie, Massinissa btv 1b 84804368
Masinissa crying Sophonisba's Death, by Paolo Domenico Finoglia (1590–1645)
Marble with Punic inscription mentioning king Micipsa found in Caesarea.
Jugurtha, by Augusto Müller (1815–1883). Museu Nacional de Belas Artes.