Tipaza : Joint meeting between history and modernity

Former Punic counter Tipasa was occupied by Rome and became a Roman colony in the 2nd century. Tipasa was a strategic base for the conquest of the kingdoms Mauritanians and later became one of the most important Christian North African strongholds. 


The site includes a unique set of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian and Byzantine as well as indigenous monuments such as the Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania. The mausoleum of the Roman town, located west of the city, was built in the 5th century. This is one of the most interesting sites in the city and there now several sarcophagi. The forum is well preserved. This is one of the oldest parts of the site and it is from there that come mosaics displayed at the museum Tipasa. 

FACTORY GARUM 

Condiment popular in the ancient world, garum result of maceration in salt fish waste and other viscera, salt having the effect of preventing putrefaction. It was made in deep tanks and then stored in large jars visible in the foreground. 

MOSAIC OF GREAT BASILICA 

It recognizes the two main Christian symbols, the Chi-Rho (monogram of Christ) and fish. It covered a mensa table funerary feasts on which the faithful celebrated the days birthdays, the memory of the martyrs and saints. Evidenced by inclusion in Deo Chrisme pax and concordia sit convivio nostro, which means. "By God, our banquet takes place in peace and harmony" (Tipaza, Archaeological Museum) 



JOIN FUNERAL 

This stone, visible in one of two burial 
Tipasa, features the formula utere fe / ix (Uses of it to be happy) Who overcomes the chrism, or monogram of Christ, one of the first symbols of the Christian faith with the fish. It is formed from the first two letters 
the name "Christ" in Greek (Christos), X (chi) and p (rho). 
In the early fourth century, Emperor Constantine did embroidery on his standard, and after the Edict of Milan (313) and 
Christianization of the Roman Empire, this representation became the Christian symbol par excellence and spread throughout North Africa. 



VILLA OF FRESCOS 

Not far from the cardo, by the sea, a sumptuous villa owned private baths and a solarium, terrace facing the sea. Fragments of wall revealed traces of painted plaster, hence the name given to this house witness the prosperity of Tipasa port served by its favorable in its role as the mouth of a dense road network and agricultural wealth of the hinterland. 


CARDO MAXIMUS 

Like all Roman cities, Tipasa had two main streets decumanus maximus and cardo maximus. The first was from west to east, between two fortified gates, and was a stretch of road that connected Icosium and Caesarea (Algiers). The carda cut it right in the middle of the city angle. This paved path extends to the sea. 



Nymph 

This monumental fountain dedicated to the nymphs was connected to the main water supply of the city. L: water provided a magnificent spectacle, dripping cascading down the steps, between the columns of bluish marble, into the lower basins 





On the shores of the Mediterranean, Tipasa ancient Punic trading conquered by Rome and turned into a strategic base for the conquest of the kingdoms of Mauritania. It includes a unique set of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian and Byzantine side by side with indigenous monuments such as Kbor er Roumia, the great royal mausoleum of Mauritania.

By:SN213
Source : algeriantourism