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Amongst the walls and foundations of public
buildings discovered in the city, are the
market, tribunal and some temples. Among the
most prominent features of the city during
Roman times are the public arenas, the
Temples of Liber Pater, Sirapis, Isis, and
Hercules, the forum, the theatre, the
tribunal arena, and the public paths. Ruins
of the earliest Phoenician settlements have
been found beneath the Roman town in the
area between the forum and the Sea
The main monument is the Amphitheatre, used
in modern times as a theatre and concert
hall. There is a variety of public baths,
temples and fountains, with many first class
mosaics both on site and in the adjacent
Museum, Some Byzantine remains are on show
to exemplify the revival after the Vandal
invasions. |
