Canadian Excavations at Carthage, 1976 and 1978

The Theodosian Wall, Northern Sector

Bibliographic Data

ID11073442
AuthorsC M Wells, Colin Wells (corresponding author), Edith Mary Wightman
Year1980
Volume7
Issue1
Pages43-63
Publication date1980-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Field Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0093-4690 • E-ISSN: 2042-4582
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/009346980791505554
OpenAlexW1963796805
LanguageEN
Citations received4

In the northern sector of Roman Carthage, east of the cardo maximus (the main N-S axis of the city), the defensive wall of ca. 425 A.C. (the so-called Theodosian Wall) has been shown to lie along the foot of the winding escarpment known as the Teurf el-Sour. This escarpment was wholly or largely created by urban buildup of the Roman period, and its line is determined by that of the Wall, not vice versa. What earlier excavators took to be an earth rampart of the Arab period proves to be a roadway running along behind the Wall.The street grid of the Augustan colony extends into this sector, though with significant irregularities. The built-up area extends north of decumanus VI, although this was theoretically the limit of the city. It is not yet possible to date the first occupation of the area, but it was flourishing by the late 4th century. The 6th century was a period of decline, with some at least of the buildings abandoned, but the area was redeveloped in the 7th century, though with a much lower standard of living

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Escarpment · Excavation · Geography · Period (music · Prehistory · Settlement (finance · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · Geology · History

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