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title: Timgad Museum
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17114/timgad-museum/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-02-27
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# Timgad Museum

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Timgad Museum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17114.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17114.jpg)

## Image Caption

The museum of Timgad in Algeria is located at the entrance of the site. It contains a particularly impressive collection of more than 80 mosaics and other important artefacts found at the site. Among the masterpieces are the [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) of [Neptune](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neptune/) on his [chariot](https://www.worldhistory.org/chariot/), [Artemis](https://www.worldhistory.org/artemis/) and Actaeon, and [Venus](https://www.worldhistory.org/venus/) on the back of a marine [centaur](https://www.worldhistory.org/centaur/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2023, February 27). Timgad Museum. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17114/timgad-museum/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Timgad Museum." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 27, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17114/timgad-museum/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Timgad Museum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Feb 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17114/timgad-museum/>.

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[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/52708046421/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/52708046421/) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/52708046421/). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 27 February 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.