Henchir-Bel-Aït Explained

Henchir-Bel-Aït is a locality and archaeological site in Tunisia.The ruins are of the Roman era civitas of Tepela. The ruins include several columaide temples.^{[1] [2]}

The town of Tepela was also the seat of a small Roman Bishopric, which survives today as a titular Bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church,^[3] and the current bishop is Daniel Anthony Hart.

Notes and References

1. http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/tunisie1898bd1/0174?sid=41693bc2b9f46db54169d41072e24bdb&nixda=1&ft_query=TEMPLES&navmode=fulltextsearch Cagnat, René [Hrsg.]: Les monuments historiques de la Tunisie
2. Charles Tissot, Rapport sur la mission en Tunisie de M. Julien Poinssot, séance du 28 septembre 1883 Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres 1883 Vol27 Num3 pp. 329-343.
3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t1757.htm Titular Episcopal See of Tepelta