Pupput
Archaeological remains of Pupput
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 Shown within Tunisia
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| Location | Tunisia |
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| Region | Nabeul Governorate |
| Coordinates | 36°23′34″N 10°33′42″E / 36.3929°N 10.5616°ECoordinates: 36°23′34″N 10°33′42″E / 36.3929°N 10.5616°E |
Pupput (Tunisian Arabic: Souk el-Abiod) is a Roman archaeological site in northern Tunisia, located approximately three kilometers north-west of the medina of the town of Hammamet. Much of the Pupput is buried under modern holiday developments which have been built over the major part of the site.
A settlement existed here since as early as the 1st century BC (perhaps of Berber-Punic origin), and was a simple village at the time of the rule of Roman emperor Antoninus Pius (2nd century AD). The Roman politician Salvius Julianus is thought to have been born in the village. It became a Colonia under Commodus (185-192), at which time the city was probably a satellite town of its neighbour Neapolis. The earliest documentary record of the city was in 168 when it was promoted to the status of a municipium governed by an elected council. It appears to have gained in importance during the 2nd and 3rd centuries, when it expanded considerably and a significant number of public monuments were built. According to an inscription in the Bardo National Museum, dedicated to emperor Licinius (4th century), the Roman name of the town was Colonia Aurelia Commode Pia Felix Augusta Pupput.
In the Middle Ages the city became part of the Byzantine Empire, and a citadel was built to defend it. After the Arab conquest the city was renamed Qasr Zaid. Pirates from the Principality of Catalonia captured and destroyed the city in 1303, leaving it in ruins. The area was subsequently settled by charcoal burners from neighbouring Hammamet.
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