The Square of the Corporations

East porticus - statio 17

The statio was used by skippers from Gummi, and it was equipped at their own expense:

NAVICVLARI GVMMITANI DE SVO

Below the text is a grain measure flanked by two grain ears.

Photo: Gerard Huissen.

There are two candidates for this harbour, both ancient bishoprics in Tunisia. One is Gummi in Africa Proconsularis, today Bordj-Cédria. The other is Gummi in Africa Byzacena, today Henchir-El-Senem or Henchir-Gelama. Bordj-Cédria is a suburb of Tunis, on the coast of the Gulf of Tunis. Henchir-El-Senem is in south-east Tunisia, about 16 kilometers inland. The former is therefore the one we are looking for, a harbour.