Day 1: Sbeitla

We left Tunis bright and early on Thursday, November 6th for our week long trip to the south. Our first stop was in Sbeitla. In Sbeitla we found the ruins of the Roman town of Sufetula. After the Romans, Sufetula became a Byzantine town and then a Vandal town for a period of time and was eventually sacked by the Arabs. The ruins of Sufetula stretch out across a vast plain. While I was impressed with Dougga because of the rolling hills beyond the ruins, Sufetula impressed me because it was much easier to see just how big the town had been and how the streets and buildings were laid out. There were also some remarkably complete buildings and temples.



More pictures of Sbeitla here.