The Carthage Paleo-Christian Museum is an
archaeological museum of
Paleochristian
The history of Christianity concerns the Christian religion, Christian countries, and the Christians with their various denominations, from the 1st century to the present. Christianity originated with the ministry of Jesus, a Jewish teach ...
artifacts, located in
Carthage
Carthage was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the cla ...
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Tunisia
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Built on an
excavation site, it lies above the former Carthaginian
basilica
In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica is a large public building with multiple functions, typically built alongside the town's Forum (Roman), forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek East. The building ...
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See also
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Culture of Tunisia
Tunisian culture is a product of more than three thousand years of history and an important multi-ethnic influx. Ancient Tunisia was a major civilization crossing through history; different cultures, civilizations and multiple successive dynast ...
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List of museums in Tunisia
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Religion in Tunisia
Of the religions in Tunisia, Islam is the most prevalent. It is estimated that approximately 99% of Tunisia, Tunisia's inhabitants identify themselves as Muslims.The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050 Data can be ...
References
External links
Museums with year of establishment missing
Archaeological museums in Tunisia
Archdiocese of Carthage
Christianity in Tunisia
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