- Kasserine is a town located near the Kasserine Pass in the Atlas Mountains of Tunisia.
- It holds the Ruins of the Roman city of Cillium, or Cillilana, which was in the Roman Province of Africa Proconsularis.
Kasserine Pass
- Cillium (Kasserine) was built at the entrance of a strategic Pass through the Atlas Mountains.
- The Kasserine Pass is a 2 mile (3.2km) long Pass through the Atlas Mountains, which controls the road to Constantine (Cirta) in Algeria.
- A major Battle was fought here in WWII between the Allied Army and the German Army.
Roman Sites
- Basilica
- Baths
- Theatre (restored)
- seating for 1,000 spectators
- Triumphal Arches
- Mausoleums
- Kasserine Dam
- This was a 2nd century CE Roman Gravity Arch Dam that provided water for Cillium.
Cillium Roman Ruins, Kasserine