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Libyco-Punic Mausoleum of Dougga

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The Libyco-Punic Mausoleum of Dougga (Mausoleum of Atban) is an ancient mausoleum located in Dougga, Tunisia. It is one of three examples of the royal architecture of Numidia, which is in a good state of preservation and dates to the second century BC. It was restored by the government of French Tunisia between 1908 and 1910.Poinssot Louis. La restauration du mausolée de Dougga. In: Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 54e année, N. 9, 1910. pp. 780-787. DOI : https://doi.org/10.3406/crai.1910.72733 Read more on Wikipedia

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