Ruins of an ancient Roman school in Mactaris, photograph by Carole Raddato, Makthar, Tunisia, 06 October, 2024.
The Schola Juvenum in the ancient city of Mactaris (Makthar) in Tunisia, a well-preserved building from the Severan period, is interpreted as the meeting place of the city’s juvenile college, a kind of clubhouse and training school for young men found in Roman cities. The building was financed by Julius Piso and constructed on the site of a Flavian sanctuary dedicated to Mars. The remains include a courtyard with porticoes, rooms for worship to the north, sanitary facilities to the east, and a meeting room to the west. The Schola Juvenum underwent several modifications and was eventually converted into a church during the reign of Diocletian.
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