Volubilis - Triumphal Arch

Attribution:

peamasher

Nr Meknes

Morocco

Key Dates

Thought to have been constructed around 25 BC.

Many of the remaining buildings within the city were destroyed by an earthquake in 1755 and in the 18th century some of its marble was removed for use in construction at Meknes. However French archaeologists began to excavate in 1915 and found vast remains of the Roman settlement. Further work carried out from 2000 uncovered the 'headquarters of Idris I.

Volubilis was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

Volubilis was an important Roman town that was built on the site of an earlier Carthaginian settlement, which in turn overlies a previous neolithic site. The area exhibits some of the most well preserved ruins in that part of the continent.

Every Roman town included a military and ceremonial structure in the form of a triumphal arch. These are free-standing monumental archways. The example at Volubilis is situated and the end of the main street Decumanus Maximus. Other ruins include that of The Forum columns and The Basilica 10 meter high walls. Mosaics are also on display.

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Admission Free

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Location

Meknes Nr Meknes

Morocco

33° 53' 51.9972" N, 5° 34' 12.2448" W

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