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At the heart of the archaeological museum in El Djem, the ancient city of Thysdrus, a full-scale reconstruction of “the House of Africa” has been completed. This sumptuous aristocratic residence was built around 170 A.D. It was discovered by chance in the 1990s and takes its name from two mosaic panels whose central medallions depict, respectively, the goddess Africa and the province of Africa—the only known representations of the African continent.

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The Archaeological Museum of El Djem, the ancient city of Thysdrus, was built 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, mosaics, ceramics, and more—from excavations conducted in Thysdrus as well as in the surrounding area.

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Mosaic depicting a Nereid on a seahorse, late 2nd century AD. The archaeological museum of El Djem, 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, and more—from excavations conducted in Thysdrus as well as in the surrounding area.

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Detail of a mosaic depicting a tiger attacking an onager, 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 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.

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Details of the “Amours of Apollo” mosaic, late 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 portico—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.

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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.

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