Amphitheatre of El Jem

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🇮🇹 Tunisia📅 1979 Inscribed

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The impressive ruins of the largest colosseum in North Africa, a huge amphitheatre which could hold up to 35,000 spectators, are found in the small village of El Jem. This 3rd-century monument illustrates the grandeur and extent of Imperial Rome.

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The largest Colosseum ruins in North Africa, with a capacity of over 35,000 spectators, illustrating the influence and power of the Roman Empire in the region.

The city of Thysdrus declined due to arid conditions. By the time the French rediscovered the site in the 19th century, only a few hundred inhabitants lived around the ruins of the amphitheater.

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Built on flat ground, the complex system of arches, podium, arena, and underground passages remain remarkably intact, making it one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters.