Volubilis
Posted by: MightyReek
N 34° 04.320 W 005° 33.130
30S E 264482 N 3773079
Ancient Roman City
Waymark Code: WM71EG
Location: Morocco
Date Posted: 08/18/2009
Views: 28
In antiquity, Volubilis was an important Roman town situated near the westernmost border of Roman conquests. It was built on the site of a previous Carthaginian settlement from (at the latest) the third century BC, but that settlement overlies an earlier neolithic habitation.
Volubilis was the administrative center of the province in Roman Africa called Mauretania Tingitana.The fertile lands of the province produced many commodities such as grain and olive oil, which were exported to Rome, contributing to the province's wealth and prosperity. Archaeology has documented the presence of a Jewish community in the Roman period.
in Wikipedia- Volubilis
Most Relevant Historical Period: Roman Empire > 27 B.C.
Admission Fee: 10 Dirahms
Opening days/times: Fron sunrise to sunset
Condition: Some remaining traces (ruins) or pieces
Web Site: Not listed
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