The Roman baths of Gafsa ( French: Piscines Romaines) are well-preserved [1] remnants of the Limes Tripolitanus era of North African history, when Gafsa, Tunisia was called Capsa. [2] According to a history of water in the Roman world, "there are two open-air central pools" in part because it was a Trajanic colony. [3] The baths and the nearby Gafsa Oases were both established because of a local spring that emerges from the nearby mountains. [4] Sallust mentioned the oasis/settlement existing circa 100 BC. [4] A "Byzantine fortress" also remains. [5]
The American 16th Infantry Regiment used the baths for a respite during the North African campaign of World War II. [6]
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The Roman baths of Gafsa ( French: Piscines Romaines) are well-preserved [1] remnants of the Limes Tripolitanus era of North African history, when Gafsa, Tunisia was called Capsa. [2] According to a history of water in the Roman world, "there are two open-air central pools" in part because it was a Trajanic colony. [3] The baths and the nearby Gafsa Oases were both established because of a local spring that emerges from the nearby mountains. [4] Sallust mentioned the oasis/settlement existing circa 100 BC. [4] A "Byzantine fortress" also remains. [5]
The American 16th Infantry Regiment used the baths for a respite during the North African campaign of World War II. [6]
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34°24′56″N 8°47′13″E / 34.41565°N 8.78696°E