Tocra — Taucheira Hellenistic Fort Byzantium Bolli

Why it mattersKey Greek Cyrene colonization Dorieus? Taucheira 510 BCE ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

510 BCE Greek grid; 530 CE Justinian Byz wall 3.2 ha

Period

Greek Archaic (510 BCE Battus II colonization) → Byzantine Justinian wall 530 CE

Culture

Greek Cyrene colonization Dorieus? Taucheira 510 BCE

Purpose

Square Byzantine Fort (300 m × 300 m) of Justinian 530 with 2 churches — Taucheira 2 ha Greek Archaic grid with agora and 510 BCE colonization vase

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1946

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1920 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tocra — Taucheira Hellenistic Fort Byzantium Bolli

2. c. 200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Tocra — Taucheira Hellenistic Fort Byzantium Bolli

3. 510 BCE Greek grid; 530 CE Justinian Byz wall 3.2 ha

   Initial construction / first occupation at Tocra — Taucheira Hellenistic Fort Byzantium Bolli

• Tocra — Taucheira Hellenistic Fort Byzantium Bolli — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Tocra — Taucheira Hellenistic Fort Byzantium Bolli — outlier feature

  32.5284° N · 20.5704° E

• Tocra — Taucheira Hellenistic Fort Byzantium Bolli — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Tocra — Taucheira Hellenistic Fort Byzantium Bolli — hydraulic feature

  32.5286° N · 20.5723° E

• Tocra — Taucheira Hellenistic Fort Byzantium Bolli — Rock_Art Annex 3

  rock art

  rock art at Tocra — Taucheira Hellenistic Fort Byzantium Bolli — subsidiary complex

  32.5280° N · 20.5726° E