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Tebessa Basilica

تبسة ⵜⴱⴻⵙⵜ, Italy

Tebessa Basilica

The Tébessa Basilica is a Late Roman archeological site located in the eastern Algerian city of Theveste, which is known today as Tébessa. It is one of the largest remains of Roman basilicas in Northern Africa. It was dedicated to St. Crispina to honor her martyrdom in 305 CE. This basilica was orig

inally thought to have been created as a secular building for the Roman military; it developed into a religious building as new additions were built in the 4th and 5th century.

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