Amphitheatre of El Jem

El Djem · Tunisia

Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia
Photo: Cimoi, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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October–April
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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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