Whether considered for its exceptional dimensions, or the distinguished nature of its layout and particularly for the unparalleled glamour of its rich ornamentation, the House of Africa is one of the most sumptuous aristocratic residences to be unearthed in the country. It is indeed, with its 3000 sq. M the largest, so far unearthed, throughout Roman Africa. It features a noble section where the master of the house lavishly receives his clients and guests. In so doing he had the choice between the coolness of the prestigious spaces formed by the four mosaics paved galleries and the lovely warmth of an immense “triclinium”