Bulla Regia
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Bulla Regia is an ancient Roman city in modern-day Tunisia, renowned for its unique semi-subterranean houses designed to cope with the region’s extreme climate.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| designedToCopeWith | extreme summer heat ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy | French archaeologists ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationsStart | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasClimateAdaptation | semi-subterranean domestic architecture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPeriod |
Byzantine period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivityHistorical |
agriculture
ⓘ
olive cultivation ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Roman baths
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Roman theatre ⓘ cisterns ⓘ forum ⓘ mosaics ⓘ semi-subterranean houses ⓘ temples ⓘ underground villas ⓘ |
| hasLanguageHistorical |
Latin
ⓘ
Punic ⓘ |
| hasNearbyModernSettlement |
Bulla Regia village
ⓘ
Hammam Darradji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | ruins ⓘ |
| hasReligionHistorical |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman paganism ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection | Roman road network in North Africa ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | domus ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOStatus | on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List ⓘ |
| isManagedBy | National Heritage Institute of Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOpenTo | visitors ⓘ |
| knownFor |
two-storey houses with underground floors
ⓘ
unique domestic architecture in Roman North Africa ⓘ well-preserved Roman mosaics ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jendouba Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Tunisia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Numidia
NERFINISHED
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ancient Africa Proconsularis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jendouba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman province of Africa Proconsularis NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman province of Numidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasColoniaUnder | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasMunicipiumUnder | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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