Thysdrus
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Thysdrus was a Carthaginian town and Roman colony near present-day El Djem, Tunisia. Under the Romans, it was the center of olive oil production in the provinces of Africa and Byzacena and was quite p
Thysdrus's huge amphitheater
A coin of Thysdrus with the Punic name of the city, šṭpšr
Gordian I on a coin, bearing the title AFR, Africanus.
Kahina
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Al-Kahina, also known as Dihya, was an Amazigh warrior-queen of the Aurès and a religious and military leader who lived during the 7th century.
Thysdrus
…diocese, which is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees. All the same, it never really recovered. Around 695, the Romano-Berber queen Kahina destroyed most of the olive trees of the Thysdrus area in her final attempt to stop the Arab invasion. She made her final stand at the amphitheater…
Dihya memorial in Khenchela, Algeria
El Djem Amphitheater aerial view. The amphitheater was converted into a fortress, and in 699 CE served as a refuge for El Kahina during her fight against the Arab invaders. After the battle, the town was abandoned, and the site was reoccupied only during the French colonial period.