Le nuove scoperte epigrafiche a Thignica, Aïn Tounga

CORDA A M

;TEATINI A

2020-01-01

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Abstract

The Italian-Tunisian research project directed by Samir Aounallah and Attilio Mastino focuses primarily on the catalogue and the study of epigraphic documents from the Roman town of Thignica. In parallel, however, an analysis has been also conducted on some already visible structures, chosen among the most useful in relation to the reconstruction of a general framework of the urban topography in the site. It was thus possible to put forward an hypothesis about the presence of a three-cell Capitolium with the square of the forum in front of it and, thanks to the study of the architectural elements, to propose a new date for the thermal bath. Finally, the temple of Mercurius has been identified with good probability thanks to the discovery, near a monumental structure, of part of the epigraphic dedication. The frame outlined by the epigraphic documents shows a composite society, which is in continuous evolution and pays particular attention to phenomena of religious syncretism and connected to cults of Italic origin. The epigraphic dossier of the town consists of just under 600 texts.