Royal Mausoleum, in El Khroub
Two mausoleums, undoubtedly royal, still stand today in the heart of what was Numidia: the Medracen near Batna and the Soumaâ du Khroub.
A few kilometers southeast of Constantine, at El-Khroub, there are traces of a royal mausoleum built during the Numidian period.
On a hill overlooking the current village, stands a quadrangular construction of more than 10 m on each side, preserved at almost 6 m in height, but whose total elevation was around 30 m, according to the restitution proposed by Professor Friedrich Rakob, the architect who carried out the surveys between 1972 and 1975.
All the architectural elements of this mausoleum are still preserved around the monument.
It is assumed that it served as a burial place for Massinissa or one of his immediate descendants – perhaps Micipsa – not far from his capital Cirta from where it was clearly visible.
A few kilometers southeast of Constantine, at El-Khroub, there are traces of a royal mausoleum built during the Numidian period.
On a hill overlooking the current village, stands a quadrangular construction of more than 10 m on each side, preserved at almost 6 m in height, but whose total elevation was around 30 m, according to the restitution proposed by Professor Friedrich Rakob, the architect who carried out the surveys between 1972 and 1975.
All the architectural elements of this mausoleum are still preserved around the monument.
It is assumed that it served as a burial place for Massinissa or one of his immediate descendants – perhaps Micipsa – not far from his capital Cirta from where it was clearly visible.