Living Travel - Volubilis, northern Morocco
Volubilis is
a partly excavated Berber and Roman city
in Morocco situated
near the city of Meknes. It
developed from the 3rd century BC onward as an Amazigh,
then proto-Carthaginian
settlement before being the capital of the kingdom of Mauretania. It
grew rapidly under Roman rule from the 1st century AD onward and
expanded to cover about 42 hectares (100 acres) with a 2.6 km (1.6 mi)
circuit of walls. The city gained a number of major public buildings in
the 2nd century, including a basilica, temple and triumphal
arch. Its prosperity, which was derived principally from olive growing,
prompted the construction of many fine town-houses with large mosaic floors,
many of which can be seen on site. The city fell to local tribes
around 285 AD. [Wikipedia]
