Tunisia
Limes du Sud tunisien
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- Frontières de l'Empire romain : Limes du Sud tunisien (ID: 5688)
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- Tunisia
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On tentative list 2012
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We all love more Limes sites. Did you know there was a Limes in Tunisia? Interesting, but not interesting to look at, basically like the rest of the Limes aside of some special section such as Hadrian's Wall. Also I find it hard to believe the Limes in the Sahara was anything useful at the time, but like the Great Wall of China (uhhh I dared to make THAT comparison) it was meant for watchtowers to signal any incoming attack and like thr Greal Wall (yes I said it) it didn't actually work to defend a frontal attack. It was meant to protect trade routes from sub-Saharan countries and ensure goods are taxed.
There are not many places in Tunisia reachable so I picked the Muraille de Jebel Tebaga. The road will lead you right through the pass and there is a military checkpoint just north of the location. The guys there had some chuckles that I wanted to go there but told me it's only 2 more minutes down the road. Blink and you will miss it but the good news is that you can find it on Google maps so you can sort of figure out when to look up the cliffs. You can also find a small dirt road going up a hill to a tower and park there, walking up the hill to the wall. There are more sections on the opposite side as pictured but climbing up there requires extra efforts and I don't …
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