General view of a relief in the Forum, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the afternoon. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The Forum was built in the 2nd century. It was central place during Roman times, with public buildings around it. It was enclosed by a portico that had originally 35 columns of red-veined marble columns and white Corinthian capitals. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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