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title: Schola Juvenum in Mactaris
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21109/schola-juvenum-in-mactaris/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-10-02
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# Schola Juvenum in Mactaris
_Authored by Carole Raddato_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21109.jpg)
## Image Caption
Ruins of an ancient [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) school in Mactaris, photograph by Carole Raddato, Makthar, Tunisia, 06 October, 2024.
The Schola Juvenum in the ancient [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/). The building was financed by [Julius](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Julius/) Piso and constructed on the site of a Flavian sanctuary dedicated to [Mars](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/Diocletian/).
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Raddato, C. (2025, October 02). Schola Juvenum in Mactaris. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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