El-Jem Colosseum - Tunisia

Amphitheater El Jem
















Vestige of a large city that had envi ron 30,000 inhabitants from the Lie century AD. With BC at the time of a key position in central Tunisia, the crossroads became a very prosperous city and will remain even after the repression that followed the mission takeover Gordian emperor Ephe mother who suicide after a few weeks of his reign.


The borders of the Sahel and the olive forest, 60km from Sousse towards Sfax El-Jem is.
The Colosseum, the largest ruin of the Maghreb, was never used for anything, not even the games for which it was made (148 m long, 122 wide, 36 m high): Vandals came too quickly, then the Arabs, then Hilali.

The amphitheater was never finished. Transformed into a fortress by the Byzantines, he served too long and too often career with local populations; Fortunately, an excellent restored tion now enables us to admire.

The amphitheater is now part of cultural events concerts are given in summer even inside the arena. It is far then the atmosphere of the ancient games and roars of wild beasts ...

The museum houses beautiful mosaics from across the region. In the field of excavation that extends behind the museum, we uncovered the remains of some Roman villas which were extracted the most beautiful mosaics of the museum. Peacock's house, the largest and the Domus Sollertiana are among the most representative of the luxury villas of the time.