Oudhna, Uthina, colonie de vétérans de la XIIIe légion : histoire, urbanisme, fouilles et mise en valeur des monuments

Six years after the publication of Oudhna (Uthina), la redécouverte d'une ville antique de Tunisie, a new volume continues the work on this Augustan colony; it gives the results of archaeological research that was conducted from 1998 to 2001 in order to deepen the knowledge of the site and to restore and display its true worth. 

The book follows the same themes as the previous one through seven chapters. The history of the colony is enriched with new inscriptions where a special attention has been given to the names of the Roman foundation. The topographical study of the ancient agglomération has been completed and is illustrated by many abundant annotated maps. Then, two monuments on which the investigation was especialy focused during the last few years are presented, the capitole and the amphitheater; the changes they underwent under the Empire are highlighted and a complete restitution for each of them is proposed; numerous epigraphic documents accompany the study of the amphitheater. 

The originality of the aqueduct network that fed the ancient town was revealed after new archaelogical prospection along this one. A ceramic hoard coming from a sealed area gives a new idea as to the production of the various workshop which were very active during late Antiquity, whereas an overview of the Islamic ceramics discovered at Oudhna opens new perspectives on the occupation of the site after the Byzantine period. Finally, a chapter places Uthina in its geographical environment and within the history of the ground occupation at the Roman period.