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The House of the Fishing Scene at Bulla Regia, Tunisia. The House of the Fishing Scene is one of the best preserved houses in Bulla Regia. The basement in particular is well preserved. Round the colonnaded inner courtyard runs a vaulted gallery with a number of rooms opening off it. A mosaic depicts a sea swarming with fish, with cupids and ducks angling for them. Bulla Regia is an archaeological site in northwestern Tunisia, a former Roman city near modern Jendouba. It is noted for its Hadrianic-era semi-subterranean housing, a protection from the fierce heat and effects of the sun.