Susan Stevens Lecture: Bir el Knissia Basilica in Carthage

A New Sixth-century AD martyrial basilica: Bir el Knissia in the sacred landscape of Carthage (Tunisia). Susan Stevens, Randolph College Professor of Classics Emeritus, is a specialist in the archaeology of North Africa. Trained as a Classical philologist specializing in Latin with research as an archaeologist, she has directed excavations at Carthage and Lamta (Tunisia). These excavations resulted in the publication of numerous articles and four books, the most recent of which is Bir el Knissia at Carthage: a martyrial basilica complex. Second and Final report, released in March 2024. Stevens will discuss the Bir el Knissia basilica, its design and primary function as a place of burial, and as a pilgrimage destination, renowned, like Rome, for its wealth of holy sites. Reception. FREE and open to the public.

Image: A reconstruction of the Late Roman city of Carthage with the site of Bir el Knissia identified.