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title: Early Christian Mosaic from Sufetula
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21012/early-christian-mosaic-from-sufetula/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-09-22
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# Early Christian Mosaic from Sufetula

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Early Christian Mosaic from Sufetula](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21012.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21012.jpg)

## Image Caption

Cross of Sbeitla, [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/), photograph by Carole Raddato, Sufetula (Sbeitla), Tunisia, February 14, 2023.

This early Christian mosaic from 5th-6th century CE was sourced from within Sufetula, an ancient town — once [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/), then [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/), and later Arab — which holds artifacts and structures that span a wide breadth of Roman antiquity, from a pagan [empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) to a Christian one, and includes shops, an [amphitheatre](https://www.worldhistory.org/amphitheatre/), and a number of churches and temples.

Sbeitla Archaeological Museum.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2025, September 19). Early Christian Mosaic from Sufetula. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21012/early-christian-mosaic-from-sufetula/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Early Christian Mosaic from Sufetula." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 19, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21012/early-christian-mosaic-from-sufetula/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Early Christian Mosaic from Sufetula." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Sep 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21012/early-christian-mosaic-from-sufetula/>.

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