The Antonine Baths

The Antonine Baths were a massive Roman bath complex in ancient Carthage, Tunisia, that was the largest set of Roman thermae built on the African continent and one of the three largest built in the Roman Empire. The well-preserved ruins are now a well-visited UNESCO World Heritage Site. Although the baths were once many storeys tall, the ruins that can still be seen now are mostly from the lower levels. Nonetheless, based on what is still visible, it is easy to picture the enormity and majesty that the baths would have commanded.

To the southwest, archaeologists unearthed a large semi-circular structure with roughly 80 seats, which they initially mistook for a theater until realizing it was actually a public latrine!

The intriguing ruins of the Antonine Baths are well worth visiting and are surrounded by natural beauty, with the lovely sea as a backdrop. Other ruins in the overgrown garden include Punic tombs and a small early Christian funerary chapel with a mosaic floor.

Location: Carthage