Tunisian mosaics - Virgil of Carthage

This stamp pays homage to Virgil of Carthage, a major intellectual figure of late Antiquity, by highlighting the role of Tunisia as a center of thought, literature and knowledge in the Roman world. The illustration is clearly inspired by the aesthetics of ancient mosaic, the emblematic art of North African cities, to place literary culture in a visual framework deeply rooted in Tunisian soil. This choice underlines the contribution of the intellectual elites of Carthage to universal culture and affirms Tunisia's place as heir to a humanist and scholarly tradition which transcends borders and eras.