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The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

El_Djem_44 · 2018

XPR22019

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR22019 · 2018

El_Djem_43

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

El_Djem_43 · 2018

El_Djem_42

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

El_Djem_42 · 2018

XPR21998

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21998 · 2018

XPR21993

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21993 · 2018

XPR21975

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21975 · 2018

El_Djem_47

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

El_Djem_47 · 2018

XPR21972

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21972 · 2018

XPR21967

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21967 · 2018

XPR21965

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21965 · 2018

XPR21958

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21958 · 2018

XPR21956

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21956 · 2018

XPR21953

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21953 · 2018

El_Djem_46

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

El_Djem_46 · 2018

XPR21947

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21947 · 2018

XPR21944

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21944 · 2018

XPR21939

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21939 · 2018

XPR21936

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21936 · 2018

XPR21933

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21933 · 2018

XPR21916

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21916 · 2018

El_Djem_50

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

El_Djem_50 · 2018

DSCF4452

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

DSCF4452 · 2018

DSCF4449

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

DSCF4449 · 2018

El_Djem_45

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

El_Djem_45 · 2018

XPR21902

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21902 · 2018

El_Djem_41

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

El_Djem_41 · 2018

DSCF4436

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

DSCF4436 · 2018

El_Djem_48

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

El_Djem_48 · 2018

El_Djem_49

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

El_Djem_49 · 2018

XPR21889

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

XPR21889 · 2018

El_Djem_40

The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem. It is by far the most imposing Roman monument in North Africa; its round, massive silhouette rises from a flat, desert plain, making it visible from a great distance. Almost elliptical in shape, the monument measures 149 m long by 124 m wide and 36 m high. The seating tiers, which have since disappeared and have been partially reconstructed, could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators.

El_Djem_40 · 2018

XPR21877

XPR21877

XPR21877 · 2018

El_Djem_12

Détails de la mosaïque de Silène, seconde moitié du IIIème siècle après JC. Le musée archéologique de El Djem, cité antique de Thysdrus, a été aménagé à l’emplacement d’une villa romaine dont il restitue l’organisation spatiale : une cour centrale entourée d’un péristyle – préau – qui donne accès aux chambres. Là, sont exposés des objets – sculptures, tableaux en mosaïque, céramique, etc. – provenant de campagnes de fouilles menées à Thysdrus aussi bien que dans les environs de la cité.

El_Djem_12 · 2018

XPR21870

XPR21870

XPR21870 · 2018

XPR21869

XPR21869

XPR21869 · 2018

XPR21867

XPR21867

XPR21867 · 2018

XPR21864

XPR21864

XPR21864 · 2018

El_Djem_11

Detail of the “Genius of the Year” mosaic, mid-2nd century AD. The Archaeological Museum of El Djem, in the ancient city of Thysdrus, was established on the site of a Roman villa, whose spatial layout it recreates: a central courtyard surrounded by a peristyle—an open-air hall—that provides access to the rooms. On display there are artifacts—sculptures, mosaic panels, ceramics, and more—from excavations conducted in Thysdrus as well as in the surrounding area.

El_Djem_11 · 2018

XPR21861

XPR21861

XPR21861 · 2018

El_Djem_10

Detail of the “Genius of the Year” mosaic, mid-2nd century AD. The Archaeological Museum of El Djem, in the ancient city of Thysdrus, was established on the site of a Roman villa, whose spatial layout it recreates: a central courtyard surrounded by a peristyle—an open-air hall—that provides access to the rooms. On display there are artifacts—sculptures, mosaic panels, ceramics, and more—from excavations conducted in Thysdrus as well as in the surrounding area.

El_Djem_10 · 2018

XPR21857

XPR21857

XPR21857 · 2018

XPR21856

XPR21856

XPR21856 · 2018

El_Djem_17

Details of the mosaic depicting the nine muses surrounded by laurel wreaths, late 3rd century AD. The Archaeological Museum of El Djem, in the ancient city of Thysdrus, was established on the site of a Roman villa, whose spatial layout it recreates: a central courtyard surrounded by a peristyle—an open-air portico—that provides access to the rooms. On display there are artifacts—sculptures, mosaic panels, ceramics, etc.—from excavations conducted in Thysdrus as well as in the surrounding area.

El_Djem_17 · 2018

XPR21854

XPR21854

XPR21854 · 2018

XPR21851

XPR21851

XPR21851 · 2018

El_Djem_07

Mosaïque de la Procession Dionysiaque, milieu du IIème siècle après JC. Le musée archéologique de El Djem, cité antique de Thysdrus, a été aménagé à l’emplacement d’une villa romaine dont il restitue l’organisation spatiale : une cour centrale entourée d’un péristyle – préau – qui donne accès aux chambres. Là, sont exposés des objets – sculptures, tableaux en mosaïque, céramique, etc. – provenant de campagnes de fouilles menées à Thysdrus aussi bien que dans les environs de la cité.

El_Djem_07 · 2018

XPR21845

XPR21845

XPR21845 · 2018

XPR21838

XPR21838

XPR21838 · 2018

XPR21831

XPR21831

XPR21831 · 2018