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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.

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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 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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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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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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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.

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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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Details of the mosaic depicting Rome and its Provinces, mid-2nd century AD. In the heart of the Archaeological Museum of El Djem, the ancient city of Thysdrus, a full-scale reconstruction of “the House of Africa” has been created. This sumptuous aristocratic residence was built around 170 AD It was discovered by chance in the 1990s and takes its name from two mosaic panels, each featuring in its central medallion—one the goddess Africa, the other the province of Africa—the only known depictions of the African continent.

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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.

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