Volubilis, Meknes-Tafilalet, Morocco

View of Volubilis, on a fertile plain in Northern Morocco, with wildflowers in bloom, with the columns of the Forum along the Decumanus Maximus in the foreground, the Triumphal Arch of Caracalla, 217 AD, on the right and the Basilica, 217 AD, in the distance. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Caracalla Carthaginian Decumanus Excavated Excavations Forum Marketplace Mauretania Mauretanian Maximus Meknes Meknes-tafilalet Phoenician Reconstructed Triumphal Volubilis Walili Wildflower

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