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Fig. 3:Cuicul, Fountainof the Tetrarchy, restitution from ground level of the situationbefore andafter the constructionof the fountainblocking the street between theHouseof Bacchusand the SouthernGreat Baths. 34 Nicolas Lamare Fig. 4:Sbeitla, Fountain to the southwest of the forum, the inscribed blockno. 4. thatpunctuated the façade (Figs.4–5).More classical in its presentationaroundacentredplan architecture, theinscriptionof theFountainofLiberalis inTimgad15wasplacedalongtheentab- latureblocksthat followedtheoctagonalplanof themonument(Fig.6).16Theuncertaintyabout the total number of six or eight inscribed fragments raises a question regarding the layout of theseblocks: the locationalonga roadand the choice topresent only six inscribedblocks that can be restored positioned to the street side, would have allowed the passer-by to read the entire textwithout stoppingashewalked. 15 CILVIII, 2406;AE 1979, 670. 16 Boeswillwald et al. 1905, 317–319; Lamare 2019, 333–335no.20.