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Volubilis (Latin pronunciation: [wɔˈɫuːbɪlɪs]; Arabic: وليلي, romanized: walīlī; Berber languages: ⵡⵍⵉⵍⵉ, romanized: wlili) is a partly excavated Berber-Roman city in Morocco, situated near the city of Meknes, that may have been the capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania, at least from the time of King Juba II.
Volubilis ("intertwined") is a series of marble sculptures by French sculptor Alfred Boucher (1850–1934), mentor to Camille Claudel and friend of Auguste Rodin. First exhibited at the Salon in 1896 (probably the example in Musée des beaux-arts de Troyes ), Volubilis appeared in several variations on the theme of the female body emerging from ...
The Capitoline Temple is an ancient monument located in the ancient city of Volubilis in Fès-Meknès, Morocco. It dates from the Roman era, and was situated in the province of Mauretania Tingitana. Stone ruins of the Capitoline Temple at Volubilis
After the withdrawal of Rome, Christian Berbers continued to inhabit Volubilis until the seventh century AD (Bidwell, 2005). Volubilis has been designated as a World Heritage Site . Also nearby is the town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun , site of the mausoleum of Idris I .
The area around Volubilis was abandoned, while the city of Sala was probably kept until the early 4th century. In the beginning of the principate forts were rather rare in the provinces because the troops were deployed over a wide area. The forts and watchtowers that were built later were mostly rectangular and occupied 0.12 to 0.5 hectares (0. ...
Douar Ain Chami is a settlement in northwestern Morocco somewhat to the north of the city of Meknes. [1] Douar Ain Chami is situated slightly west of the ancient city of Volubilis, where the earliest recorded history of this locale is embedded; Volubilis was initially settled by the Phoenicians and Romans over 2000 years ago.
Idris (I) ibn Abd Allah (Arabic: إدريس بن عبد الله, romanized: Idrīs ibn ʿAbd Allāh; d. 791), also known as Idris the Elder (إدريس الأكبر, Idrīs al-Akbar), was a Hasanid and the founder of the Idrisid dynasty in part of northern Morocco, after fleeing the Hejaz as a result of the Battle of Fakhkh. [1]
Buckollia volubilis is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is native to the Ethiopia , Kenya , Somalia , Tanzania and Uganda . [ 3 ] Rudolf Schlechter , [ 4 ] the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its twining ( volubilis in Latin) growth habit, using the synonymous name Raphionacme volubilis .