Built during the second half of the 2 nd-c. AD (around the years 170 ), this impressive residence lasted up to the end of the 4 th-c. And indeed to the beginning of the 5 th-c.
. Its owners were rich and jovial fellows, as indicated y the fragments of amphorae used to import garum (type of brine with a variety of fish juices) from Lusitania (Portugal) and wine from the Greek Isles, despite the fact that these two condiments were commonly produced in the region itself (Sallacta, Ksour-Essaf).
	They were also exceptional people, as evidenced by the sumptuousness and the exceptional nature of the mosaics adorning their residence.