Volubilis

Volubilis was constructed on what was likely a Carthaginian city and became the Roman administrative city for this part of North Africa, producing grains shipped back to Rome. The Romans were never able to successfully suppress the Berbers in this region, only to establish mutually beneficial trade with the local peoples. Arabic replaced Latin in the 7th century in this local, long after Rome lost control of this part of Africa. Volubilis was inhabited for nearly the next 1,000 years. Had it not been for the demolition for the palaces of Moulay Ismail in nearby Meknes in the 18th century, this would have been the best preserved Roman sites the world over.

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