Tunisia (DK Eyewitness Travel Guide) by Andrzej Lisowscy, Elżbieta Lisowscy

By Andrzej Lisowscy, Elżbieta Lisowscy

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Raid by the Banu Hilal tribe 1100 T H E H I S T O R Y O F T U N I S I A 53 to be successful. This period of Aghlabid rule saw Ifriqiya move away from a Romano-Christian heritage as its Muslim identity developed. for military skill, which was partly earned when they defeated a crusade led by Louis IX of France, led to a time of stability. Tunis was made the FATIMIDS capital and did well Towards the end of under the new Marble relief from Mahdia depicting the 9th century, the regime, enjoying a a king and a musician main threat to the new-found wealth.

Its wealth In 44 BC, the “infernal land”, now was based on the cultivation of dedicated to the goddess Juno, corn and olives, and also on its became the site of Julia Carthage. vineyards. Many locals, The former city was resurrected including the Berbers, prospered and became the capital of this under the new regime and a part of the world for several number of colonies sprang up on centuries. In 27 BC, a new the Tunisian coastline that consular province was created – provided holiday and Africa Proconsularis – with retirement homes for a resident proconsul in A marble bust from the Roman era wealthy Romans.

In the The Muradid line 1 6 t h c e n t u r y t h e was replaced by corsairs, sailing under the Husaynids in the Ottoman flag, won the early part of control of the entire the 18th century M a g h r e b c o a s t . when Husayn Assisted by the Barbary b i n A l i t o o k Ottoman-style pirates – Aruj and Khair control of the finial ed-Din Barbarossa – c o u n t r y a n d of a minaret Tunisia was taken. In e s t a b l i s h e d a the later stages of the Hafsids’ rule, new dynasty that the country, ruined by numerous would rule until dynastic squabbles, had become the 1957.

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