Cartago´s cisterns
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Lo que dice el Arxiduc:
“I could not have chosen a more convenient route for my trips than the road to Carthage. Not far from La Goulette near the sea you pass by an elegant, European-style belonging to the Hasnadar, and a row of plane and palm trees rises up from the ground little by little to a small crest which is almost completely barren in part, the other part covered by wheat. Carthage was once found in this region where, now, only the nomadic Arabs raise their dark tents made from camel hair or where they live in shacks made from a few dry sticks. Only a few vestiges remain of the ancient city known around the world. Here and there on the ground are pieces of an aqueduct’s broken arches; some stones and pieces of marble are all that remain of the city’s past splendour. What remains fairly well-preserved are its marvellous cisterns, numbering approximately one dozen.
( Ph. 7 Carthage cisterns)
They consist of a series of underground deposits along with halls which are filled with rain water in part, the other part completely dry and serving as home for wild doves and spotted lizards (Lacerta ocellata).”
Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria, Tunis. Ein bild aus dem nordafrikanischen leben, Heinrich Mercy, Prague, 1870
Datos proyecto Nixe III:
The Carthaginian cisterns are still in good condition. They date from the 2nd century BC and are Roman in origin. In fact, the only Punic remains we can still see today and which are worth noting are in the old port. The cisterns were used to provide fresh water to the city of Carthage. According to some, they also supplied other cities in Tunisia. The water descended down from the mountains and was transported to Carthage via a system of aqueducts.
Also worth seeing in Carthage is the Roman theater and Atonino’s thermal baths. These are the area’s primary archaeological treasures.
The thermal baths still maintain a large part of their original structure. It’s really interesting to see how the baths consisted of different rooms depending on their use: dressing rooms, gymnasium, cold water, hot water, a pool, etc.
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