Tebourba
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 Tebourba
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| Coordinates: 36°50′N 9°50′E / 36.833°N 9.833°E | |
| Country |
 Tunisia
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| Governorate | La Manouba Governorate |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 43,499 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC1) |
Tebourba (Tunisian Arabic: طبربة 
ṫbūrbā) is a town in Tunisia, located about 20 miles (30 km) from the capital Tunis, former Ancient city (Thuburbo Minus) and bishopric, now a Latin Catholic titular see.
Historically Thuburbo Minus was a settlement in Africa Proconsularis, located at present-day Tebourba. Thuburbo Minus is mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary, 44, and the Tabula Peutingeriana. Situated on a hill, the city occupied only a part of the ancient site, when it was rebuilt in the 15th century by the Andalusian Moors. The Roman amphitheatre was still standing at the end of the 17th century, when it was destroyed to build a bridge. The nearby Thuburbo Maius is in ruins. The diocese of Thuburbo Minus was a suffragan of Carthage. It was at Thuburbo Minus that the Christian martyrs Perpetua and Felicity with their companions were arrested. The two known bishops of this city are: Victor, present at the Conference of Carthage (411), where he had as his competitor the Donatist Maximinus; and Germanus, who signed (646) the letter of the bishops of the proconsultate to the Patriarch Paul II of Constantinople against the Monothelites.
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