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Abstract
Tunisia. Monuments of ancient culture. Zaguansky aqueduct. Coast, ruins of Carthage (in the suburbs of modern Tunisia). Baths (baths) of the Roman emperor Anthony Pius. A wealthy citizen's villa with mosaic floors. Antique sculpture. The city of Utica. Streets, Punic burials. Dugga town. Temple of the goddess Juno Kalestis; ruins of the city theater. Sbeitla architectural ensemble: Jemila temple. Colosseum in El Jem: arena, amphitheater. Exhibits of the Bardo Museum, located in one of the former palaces of the last bey of Tunisia. Sculptures: Aphrodite, Hercules, "Laocoon", Athena, Apollo, Mercury, Asclepius (Aesculapius - the god of healing), sculptural portraits of noble Romans, Emperor Lucius Vera, Marcus Aurelius. Bronze statues found on a sunken ship during excavations in Mahdia. Collection of mosaics in the halls of the Bardo Museum: Odysseus and the Sirens, Dionysus, Poseidon-Neptune, Perseus and Andromeda, Virgil writes the Aeneid, hunting with a cheetah, women-centaurs, Triumph of Venus, Diana-Artemis. Sights of Kairun: mosques, minarets, courtyards with mosaics. Sidi-Okba Mosque. Medina is the Arab quarter of the city. Bazaar. Tunisia city. Streets, boulevard, square, port.
Director
G. Asatiani
Color
Color
Film ID
19047
Keywords
architecture
, archeology
, sea transport
, sculpture
, utilities
, history
Meterage
1397,6
Number of Parts
5
Operators
G. Asatiani, O. Dekanosidze
Other Creators
Music by D. Toradze, text by M. Sturua, sound by A. Dzagani, M. Gvantselandze
Release Date
1963
Sound