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National Geographic Photo of the Day

October 19, 2012 at 09:30AM

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features


TIMGAD, ALGERIA

This triumphal arch awed visitors to the city of Thamugadi, founded by the emperor Trajan around A.D. 100 as a civilian settlement near the fort of Lambaesis. The grooves left by wagon and chariot wheels can still be seen in the stone road.


See more pictures from the September 2012 feature story "Roman Frontiers."




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