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Ancient temples in Malta, probably the oldest buildings in Europe. Unfortunately, there are no trains in Malta, but at least there is a ferry between Malta and Italy.
I live 45 minutes away from El Jem Amphitheater and I would go there every now and then just to walk through, up and down, and sit between the massive ancient rocks and meditate, it gives you this strange and yet amazing feeling that you're able to contemplate space and time fast moving around you. I always took that for granted until I visited the one in Rome and saw how expensive it was, how long you had to wait, and the fact that you can't move freely up and down the theater where once you reach a certain point you can't come back unless you pay again.
Sounds perfect. I don't think the romans built these, populations back then were said to be small, too. Lots of greco-roman stuff all over the world, far away from roman influence! I think we are looking at the remains of a civilisation hidden from us by historians as 'the dark ages', which was destroyed perhaps as recently as the 1700s.
thank you for making this video about our little gem in Tunisia, it's always amazing to see the things we take for granted due to our routine be talked about with such awe
Incredible video!! I’m Tunisian and I’ve never been to the colosseum in Eljam and was lazy to get on a train and go there. This video is definitely a boost for me to do so. Thanks!! And I hope you enjoyed the rest of the trip!!❤
See by other comment - there is much to see and it is easy & inexpensive ( compared to many other countries) to travel around in Tunisia. For example I took a night train from Sousse to Tunis slept in the reclining seats & the next night I stayed overnight in the Carlton Hotel Tunis, equipped to Western expectations and not expensive. There are dormitory like hotels in Tunis too but I didn't fancy spending a night with 4 or more culturally different strangers in one large room with bathroom sharing.
What you are showing us, the world, is why I love RUclips. Thank you for showing us their part of history. I did subscribe to to your channel to say thank you. 👍🏽👍🏽
A great video, Tom - thank you! Most Classicists will know of this structure, although relatively few visit it. BTW, there is only one Colosseum, the one in Rome; the rest are simply called amphitheatres. DT 12 = €3.50 / US$4.
Tom you should've teamed up with Toldinstone, he leads groups through north Africa and is very knowledgeable about anything involving the Roman empire. It's my favourite channel on youtube that deals with rhe roman empire almost exclusively.
3:58 Gladiators very rarely killed each other, that's pretty much a Hollywood myth. Gladiators were highly trained professionals who made their living fighting, not dying. It's expensive and takes a long time to train a Gladiator, so it didn't make sense to let them kill each other. The fights were more for show and usually ended if one was too tired, or tapped out. Apparently 9 out of 10 gladiators survived their match. There were fight's to the death, but usually only if they were sponsored by a wealthy benefactor who would compensate their trainers/owners
@@Mohazz88they killed Israelites AKA Christians too. They also killed animals lions, tigers, bulls, etc. I don't know where bulls came from maybe Spain or Portugal.
One of the local rulers had a large section of the walls removed so it couldn't be fortified against him. You can still see the large chunk of wall that was removed. Many ancient buildings, especially the arenas, were converted into fortresses. The Coliseum once had a large tower and other buildings added to it. These were demolished during the restorations.
A nice portrait of a building. It must have been amazing to have it almost to yourself. On a tangential note, I just took out my old copy of Life of Brian to watch on a rainy day. Now, I'll know a bit more about the stadium scenes.
The Leaning Tower of Piza. I climbed it the day before it closed in 1966. With my four older brothers. The battery in our VW Bus died, parked on the street in front of the tower. 1966, no traffic. My brothers and I push started that van in front of the tower. I was five. What a sight.
Imagine if the othoman ruler did not detroy a part of it, it would have been intact. The tunisians were calling it kasr el jem which means castle and was effectively respected and preserved by them as it was a major shelter for them.
I have not read anywhere that the Colosseum was partially destroyed by the Ottomans, why would they have done it in this place lost in the middle of nowhere when they did not touch the Roman sites of Algeria and Libya which are moreover much more imposing than the rare Roman sites of Tunisia?
@@anteversus8471 there was a big popular revolution at that time because of taxes increase, i said ottoman ruler but it was the bey of tounes from otoman decendecy, and the people who made the revolution against him hided there so he attacked them and partially destroyed it
most of them are actually, before they became star wars locations, you'll find them in the south, at Tataouin, they are old houses for when people used to live under ground in the deserts, and they are highly accessible
This is great. I never had any idea that a Roman Colosseum existed other than in Rome. The Romans gave the world Concrete and no wonder the monuments have stood the test of time.
It was my pleasure to visit this magnificent amphitheatre myself - really wonderful and seemingly almost in the middle of nowhere. Thank you for the memories. We came by road from Sousse and the last section of the road went in a straight line to the Amphitheatre so we must have been following an ancient Roman road on our arrival. 😎☀️👍
was there back in 2012, looks llke plenty more preservation and restoration has been done, fascinating place just like the rest of Tunisia, so much history, much of it turbulent, one of the most interesting places there is to visit
Excellent video. Been lucky enough to visit both El Djem and Rome and I much preferred El Djem as you feel like you have the place to yourself. Love to go back.
G'day Tom, I have only just discovered your channel, and WOW, what a great way to discover you, but in your expose of EL JEM in Tunisia. The locals must be very proud! Sincerely Peter Thornton Distant cousin, no doubt? Canberra Australia.
Thanks Pete! And yes, probably :) I have relatives on the west coast (near Perth) so I wouldn't bet against it. I see our surname pop up all around the world.
@thornton Not sure about the Perth clan, but there's no doubt that all roads would definitely lead back to the UK regarding the Thornton name. Anyway, I am living vicariously through your lived experiences and adventures, and I look forward to your next post. Cheers Peter
We went to the Taj Mahal at the start of the pandemic, days before it shut down. We were just floored at being able to see the site with no crowds. At one point we were the only two people in the mausoleum. That kind of thing never happens.
This was breathtaking!! But at 5:37 I was a bit disheartened that people would carve their names into such historical places, I don't think this was the attention you were looking for Amber!!
Brilliant video mate! I've heard of but never seen this exquisite example of late Roman Empire architecture until i viewed this! Very MUVH interested in planning a trip to Tunisia!
Did you go to the catacombs in Sousse? Also the 30km tunnel between Sousse and El Jem. Also the 7 km Roman bridge between the mainland and the island of Jerba. Also on the island of Jerba is the oldest synagogue in African soil. Such an awesome country. There's so much more than even this in Tunisia.
@@jasminatounsi you're so lost buddy, "most languages" are not Tunisian Arabic, they're their own languages and appropriate what's commonly used. E.g. the French write Sidi Bou Saïd so the Germans wrote Sidi Bou Saïd in Wikipedia, but in German the letter ï doesn't exist at all. Dj is because people of Algiers pronounce d before j so they write it how they say it. Tunisians don't pronounce d before j, are you even Tunisian to ask that? I feel like conversing with you might go over your head quickly so i'll stop.
I went to El Jem. A few years ago, an absolutely amazing place, If you are visiting Tunisia this is a great place to visit. Ther is very good mosaic museum near by which is interesting if you are into Roman history!
I can't believe this! I had no idea of this? Never even heard of it? How is that possible for such an incredibly built historical sight be so under looked. Thank you for sharing this.
El Djem is much better preserved than the Colisseum in Rome. It is an amazing ancient historical site, & there are many more like it in Tunisia, especially around the environs of Tunis - incl the destroyed remnants of Carthage and much more Roman construction like Thuburbo Majus, & the Aqueduct from Mt Zaghouan to Tunis. Tunisia is a largely unspoilt archaeological gem. There has been political instability in previous decades, but the people are very friendly & welcoming to tourists. The country is well served by a comfortable & affordable railway service. Other tourist sites are the Bardo Museum in Tunis, with its beautiful and bountiful selection of Roman mosaics & statues, Southern Tunisia with its Djerba palm oasis in Tozeur, & the Red Lizard (Le Lezard Rouge) Railway from Metaloui thru the Selja Gorges at the foot of the Atlas Mountains. Also near Tunis the scenic blue & white houses on the coast at Sidi Bou Zid. There's also the holy city of Kairouan in Central Tunisia. As a single male tourist I felt quite comfortable touring alone, & mainly used the railway & local minibus transports to get around rather than booking tours with agents. A nice big souk (market) in Tunis & in Sousse too. A minor point on the private mini buses, which connect almost everywhere, they don't seem to work to any timetables, you jump in and have to wait for it to fill up with passengers before it leaves for its destination - sometimes that can take a half hour or more ( but minibuses have aircon)
Few weeks ago, I discovered your channel and do thank you for this video that makes me curious enough wanting to go to Tunisia; perhaps only to see this, as you suggest, but there might be some more videos upcoming 😂
i hope you visited the museum your ticket is for both amphetheatre and meseum it is a tiny beautifull place that shows a brief history of el jem during roman age
The Colosseum that nobody has heard of, that I visited 35 years ago. It truly was fantastic visiting it. There are some wonderful Roman sites in Tunisia, such as Douagga and Carthage. It is also well worth going to Kairouan too. A fascinating country.
As an African American, my dream was to visit, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria. Unfortunately, nowadays, I wouldn't dream of going there. That young man spoke English very well.
The one in Libya is pretty cool too. The Edmonton Oilers Colosseum was built exactly the same way with a mid level concourse, player (gladiator) entry and everything.
Amazing! Thanks for sharing. I learned there would have been mats for sale to place on the stone seats. Food vendors would have been hawking their goods. Some things never change.😂
When I saw the title I thought of the movie Gladiator where the first fights are in some arena in Africa but it's much smaller and in Algeria. This one in El Jem didn't exist at the time the movie takes place.
which historical site would you like to see me review next? 🥳 (I accept all suggestions other than Stonehenge)
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Ancient temples in Malta, probably the oldest buildings in Europe. Unfortunately, there are no trains in Malta, but at least there is a ferry between Malta and Italy.
Alas, no Stonehenge?
Not a historical site, but Greenland. Don't know if it's too expensive though
That's a good shout! Thanks :)
oh I would love to 😭💸
I live 45 minutes away from El Jem Amphitheater and I would go there every now and then just to walk through, up and down, and sit between the massive ancient rocks and meditate, it gives you this strange and yet amazing feeling that you're able to contemplate space and time fast moving around you. I always took that for granted until I visited the one in Rome and saw how expensive it was, how long you had to wait, and the fact that you can't move freely up and down the theater where once you reach a certain point you can't come back unless you pay again.
what is its roman name ?
Not only is the Roman colosseum more expensive and crowded but you can't buy kafteji sandwiches there. I miss kafteji sandwiches...
Sounds perfect.
I don't think the romans built these, populations back then were said to be small, too. Lots of greco-roman stuff all over the world, far away from roman influence!
I think we are looking at the remains of a civilisation hidden from us by historians as 'the dark ages', which was destroyed perhaps as recently as the 1700s.
@@G-ra-ha-m Ok....history doesn't care what you think and Tunisia is not that far from Rome...
@@bobfrog4836 Oh! How have I offended you?
thank you for making this video about our little gem in Tunisia, it's always amazing to see the things we take for granted due to our routine be talked about with such awe
It is beautiful 😍🇹🇳
I envy you to have such a beautiful historical germ in your city/country. ❤
It's a very interesting place. Villa Africa has some marvelous mosaics
Little Djem 👀
Your gem is Beautiful!
Amazing. I spent a lot of my life studying Roman history and didn't know about this. Fantastic video.
Roman History is the label given to stories to obscure the Tartarian era and achitecture, up to the 1700s.
@@G-ra-ha-m All these yurtas around Europe and Africa... You're funny.
@@GuidoBatt How many romans were there, and how many were builders?
@G-ra-ha-m What planet are you from?!
@@shalasalazar4930 There are planets?
Incredible video!! I’m Tunisian and I’ve never been to the colosseum in Eljam and was lazy to get on a train and go there. This video is definitely a boost for me to do so. Thanks!! And I hope you enjoyed the rest of the trip!!❤
Don't be lazy anymore. Get up and do things
See by other comment - there is much to see and it is easy & inexpensive ( compared to many other countries) to travel around in Tunisia. For example I took a night train from Sousse to Tunis slept in the reclining seats & the next night I stayed overnight in the Carlton Hotel Tunis, equipped to Western expectations and not expensive. There are dormitory like hotels in Tunis too but I didn't fancy spending a night with 4 or more culturally different strangers in one large room with bathroom sharing.
Can you not go there by road?
Extraordinary Tunisia is hugely underrated!
It’s overrated. Very dirty country full of package tourists, absolute disrespect to city shape and to national heritage by the local government.
Professionally filmed and great reporting of a place in history i never knew existed.
Very interesting! Never heard about this place! Thank you for this video!
me too
What you are showing us, the world, is why I love RUclips. Thank you for showing us their part of history. I did subscribe to to your channel to say thank you. 👍🏽👍🏽
A great video, Tom - thank you! Most Classicists will know of this structure, although relatively few visit it. BTW, there is only one Colosseum, the one in Rome; the rest are simply called amphitheatres. DT 12 = €3.50 / US$4.
I`ve been to El Jem half a year ago. It`s really nice an the train connection is perfect.
Surprisingly, it is so much better than the one in Rome. This was the first collesum i saw, and Rome came nowhere near due to unfortunate pillaging.
You should see the one in Arles , south of France …
You can thank the Hunnic Jews for this.
@@bloedblarrehell nah 😂😂😂
No way dude
lol 🤣 what? Noo not even close
Thank you! I was not aware of this colosseum. Beautiful!
As a history buff, I can't thank you enough for posting this; great images of this magnificent structure - wonderful stuff
Tom you should've teamed up with Toldinstone, he leads groups through north Africa and is very knowledgeable about anything involving the Roman empire. It's my favourite channel on youtube that deals with rhe roman empire almost exclusively.
He should team up with your mom
@@tf-okI should team up with him on yallahyallah4220’s mom
We love Tunisia ❤️🇹🇳
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Dropped by while meandering through YT. What a treat. Thanks so much for sharing your experience!
I was in El Jem some years ago and as a lover of old stones, I was blown away! Thank you for making this wonder more known!
Been there. It is one of the most visited sightseeings in Tunisia.
3:58 Gladiators very rarely killed each other, that's pretty much a Hollywood myth. Gladiators were highly trained professionals who made their living fighting, not dying. It's expensive and takes a long time to train a Gladiator, so it didn't make sense to let them kill each other. The fights were more for show and usually ended if one was too tired, or tapped out. Apparently 9 out of 10 gladiators survived their match.
There were fight's to the death, but usually only if they were sponsored by a wealthy benefactor who would compensate their trainers/owners
I remember Spartacus. Gladiators killed animals, people, each other.
I was taught that in bible study, what you said, but the Christians were killed fed to the lions.
@@Mohazz88they killed Israelites AKA Christians too. They also killed animals lions, tigers, bulls, etc. I don't know where bulls came from maybe Spain or Portugal.
@@truthandlife4101 tigers too. Really any wild animal
@@ReneeGreene-ew2kg I saw your comments earlier. Stop that.
Love it! Thx for taking us with you.
What a great experience you had! Thank you for sharing your personal and heartfelt visit to the monument...❤
So hidden it hosted the England v Tunisian World Cup game. We were there that day. It’s well used for concerts and had a huge stage set up.
Danke!
Hey, thanks for your support :)
One of the local rulers had a large section of the walls removed so it couldn't be fortified against him. You can still see the large chunk of wall that was removed. Many ancient buildings, especially the arenas, were converted into fortresses. The Coliseum once had a large tower and other buildings added to it. These were demolished during the restorations.
A nice portrait of a building. It must have been amazing to have it almost to yourself. On a tangential note, I just took out my old copy of Life of Brian to watch on a rainy day. Now, I'll know a bit more about the stadium scenes.
The Leaning Tower of Piza.
I climbed it the day before it closed in 1966. With my four older brothers. The battery in our VW Bus died, parked on the street in front of the tower. 1966, no traffic. My brothers and I push started that van in front of the tower. I was five. What a sight.
Imagine if the othoman ruler did not detroy a part of it, it would have been intact. The tunisians were calling it kasr el jem which means castle and was effectively respected and preserved by them as it was a major shelter for them.
I have not read anywhere that the Colosseum was partially destroyed by the Ottomans, why would they have done it in this place lost in the middle of nowhere when they did not touch the Roman sites of Algeria and Libya which are moreover much more imposing than the rare Roman sites of Tunisia?
@@anteversus8471 there was a big popular revolution at that time because of taxes increase, i said ottoman ruler but it was the bey of tounes from otoman decendecy, and the people who made the revolution against him hided there so he attacked them and partially destroyed it
Tunisian girl here! I'm loving watching your videos, and I sincerely hope you had a great time in Tunisia.
I've never heard of this amazing building.
Thank you for educating me.
Well. Now I'm pulling Tunisia higher on my travel list. That looks amazing!
Do Star Wars locations count as historical sites? 🤔
You definitely should! haha I passed on that, but I think you could get away with it 👀
most of them are actually, before they became star wars locations, you'll find them in the south, at Tataouin, they are old houses for when people used to live under ground in the deserts, and they are highly accessible
@@mariemnjim7765 Not only in Tataouin , they filmed mainly in Tozeur indeed !
I was 2022 in Ong Jmal (near Tozeur) on an organised tour. Honestly it is not worth it, may be only if you are a hard core Star wars fan.
The Reggia di Caserta is both. Is an hisorical palace irl and the royal palace of Naboo in Star Wars
This is great. I never had any idea that a Roman Colosseum existed other than in Rome. The Romans gave the world Concrete and no wonder the monuments have stood the test of time.
Thanks for making this type of vds our country is so underrated and it needs more ❤
I visited there in 1968, as a teenager. I still remember it - a wonderful place!
Magnificent! Great video
It was my pleasure to visit this magnificent amphitheatre myself - really wonderful and seemingly almost in the middle of nowhere. Thank you for the memories. We came by road from Sousse and the last section of the road went in a straight line to the Amphitheatre so we must have been following an ancient Roman road on our arrival. 😎☀️👍
what a great video once again
Credit to the kid for being polite, much better than most hecklers you get
was there back in 2012, looks llke plenty more preservation and restoration has been done, fascinating place just like the rest of Tunisia, so much history, much of it turbulent, one of the most interesting places there is to visit
I have absolutely never heard of this at all. Thank you for letting more people know this is here.
Excellent video. Been lucky enough to visit both El Djem and Rome and I much preferred El Djem as you feel like you have the place to yourself. Love to go back.
I'm sure you do. Africa is generally a grotty mess, filthy and broken. Enjoy!
Awesome! Far more intact than the Roman Colosseum!
A gem of a video tour of El Jem…🏤
Rumor has it that Biggus Dickus once headlined there…🤣
Waleece wadawick
😂😂😂
G'day Tom,
I have only just discovered your channel, and WOW, what a great way to discover you, but in your expose of EL JEM in Tunisia. The locals must be very proud!
Sincerely
Peter Thornton
Distant cousin, no doubt?
Canberra Australia.
Thanks Pete! And yes, probably :) I have relatives on the west coast (near Perth) so I wouldn't bet against it. I see our surname pop up all around the world.
@thornton Not sure about the Perth clan, but there's no doubt that all roads would definitely lead back to the UK regarding the Thornton name.
Anyway, I am living vicariously through your lived experiences and adventures, and I look forward to your next post.
Cheers
Peter
Tom. You don't post many videos but when you do they are always something special and interesting. A truly amazing place, thank you for posting.
We went to the Taj Mahal at the start of the pandemic, days before it shut down. We were just floored at being able to see the site with no crowds. At one point we were the only two people in the mausoleum.
That kind of thing never happens.
This was breathtaking!! But at 5:37 I was a bit disheartened that people would carve their names into such historical places, I don't think this was the attention you were looking for Amber!!
Brilliant video mate! I've heard of but never seen this exquisite example of late Roman Empire architecture until i viewed this! Very MUVH interested in planning a trip to Tunisia!
Did you go to the catacombs in Sousse? Also the 30km tunnel between Sousse and El Jem. Also the 7 km Roman bridge between the mainland and the island of Jerba. Also on the island of Jerba is the oldest synagogue in African soil. Such an awesome country. There's so much more than even this in Tunisia.
Visited in 1995 on our honeymoon, the place was breathtaking, and not because of the 40c heat, I was in awe…..
I am amazed the floor in the arena is still intact, give an awesome perspective to the show.
Tom you are a man of morals!
I like that 😊it reflects in your content .
Keep up the good work mate 😊
I am so excited ... I am going this fall to explore this beautiful country!!!
Totally amazing Great Video
I've lived in Tunisia. I know about El Djem I've been there. Super.
El Jem*. Only Algerians have weird accents where they pronounce D before J. Tunisians don't.
@@ThePunisher014 um no there are 2 ways to write it. Most languages call it El Djem
@@jasminatounsi you're so lost buddy, "most languages" are not Tunisian Arabic, they're their own languages and appropriate what's commonly used. E.g. the French write Sidi Bou Saïd so the Germans wrote Sidi Bou Saïd in Wikipedia, but in German the letter ï doesn't exist at all. Dj is because people of Algiers pronounce d before j so they write it how they say it. Tunisians don't pronounce d before j, are you even Tunisian to ask that? I feel like conversing with you might go over your head quickly so i'll stop.
@@ThePunisher014 Who hurt you?
@@ThePunisher014 French write El-Jem, English El-Djem, Germans should write Al-Dscham, Arabic: الجم
This is amazing. Great video bro 🔥
I went to El Jem. A few years ago, an absolutely amazing place, If you are visiting Tunisia this is a great place to visit. Ther is very good mosaic museum near by which is interesting if you are into Roman history!
Thanks Tom, I can see and feel that you are " moved" . really enjoyed your shearing experience.
Thanks!
I can't believe this! I had no idea of this? Never even heard of it? How is that possible for such an incredibly built historical sight be so under looked. Thank you for sharing this.
Welcome to Tunisia
El Djem is much better preserved than the Colisseum in Rome. It is an amazing ancient historical site, & there are many more like it in Tunisia, especially around the environs of Tunis - incl the destroyed remnants of Carthage and much more Roman construction like Thuburbo Majus, & the Aqueduct from Mt Zaghouan to Tunis. Tunisia is a largely unspoilt archaeological gem.
There has been political instability in previous decades, but the people are very friendly & welcoming to tourists. The country is well served by a comfortable & affordable railway service.
Other tourist sites are the Bardo Museum in Tunis, with its beautiful and bountiful selection of Roman mosaics & statues, Southern Tunisia with its Djerba palm oasis in Tozeur, & the Red Lizard (Le Lezard Rouge) Railway from Metaloui thru the Selja Gorges at the foot of the Atlas Mountains. Also near Tunis the scenic blue & white houses on the coast at Sidi Bou Zid. There's also the holy city of Kairouan in Central Tunisia.
As a single male tourist I felt quite comfortable touring alone, & mainly used the railway & local minibus transports to get around rather than booking tours with agents. A nice big souk (market) in Tunis & in Sousse too.
A minor point on the private mini buses, which connect almost everywhere, they don't seem to work to any timetables, you jump in and have to wait for it to fill up with passengers before it leaves for its destination - sometimes that can take a half hour or more ( but minibuses have aircon)
I never knew about this 😮 super cool
Just discovered your channe and subscribed. Life of Brian is one of my favourite film. Thanks for sharing.
Hi, thank you for posting the video..
I loved visiting El Jem on January this year. About 1 hour from Sousse and only £3 entry. It was practically deserted when I visited. It is amazing !!
Well done, Tunesia is cultured country and is looking after all its monuments, be it western or eastern
This video may give the city a boost in tourism. I had never heard of it until your video.
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Holy crap I live in Africa and did not know a Roman amphitheater existed here, thanks for sharing
Check timgad in Algeria too
Wonderful, thank you tom
It’s absolutely stunning..! I hope it stands for generations to come.
WOW! Amazing. I didn't know about this collesium.
Few weeks ago, I discovered your channel and do thank you for this video that makes me curious enough wanting to go to Tunisia; perhaps only to see this, as you suggest, but there might be some more videos upcoming 😂
Thank you so much for excellent video
i hope you visited the museum your ticket is for both amphetheatre and meseum it is a tiny beautifull place that shows a brief history of el jem during roman age
Not so brief
The Colosseum that nobody has heard of, that I visited 35 years ago. It truly was fantastic visiting it. There are some wonderful Roman sites in Tunisia, such as Douagga and Carthage. It is also well worth going to Kairouan too. A fascinating country.
I did not know about this colosseum. Thank you! There is also another colosseum in Pula, Croatia that would worth a video.
This is amazing! It's better preserved than the Coliseum in Rome. And you can actually access more parts of it than in Rome.
Bucket list updated. New subscriber...thank you ❤😊
A Colisseum in Africa? Unbelievable! But now I know where to find it!
Wow, pure gold .thanks for sharing. Cheers!
As an African American, my dream was to visit, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria. Unfortunately, nowadays, I wouldn't dream of going there.
That young man spoke English very well.
It is amazing and looks like the arena in Verona
Learn something new every day. Did not know this existed.
The amphitheatre at El Djem is indeed a wonder. When I first saw it I had a similar reaction to that shown by the author above.
Great Video!
Thank you so much. I am history buff but I did not know this😍👌🏻
The one in Libya is pretty cool too. The Edmonton Oilers Colosseum was built exactly the same way with a mid level concourse, player (gladiator) entry and everything.
Dave Semenko was the true gladiator.
Gladiators were Africans
@@ReneeGreene-ew2kg not all of them no
Excellent content. Thank you
TUNESIA has some VERY SIGNIFICANT ROMAN BUILDINGS and MONUMENTS
Amazing! Thanks for sharing. I learned there would have been mats for sale to place on the stone seats. Food vendors would have been hawking their goods. Some things never change.😂
Wow, thank you for this video, I love learning of the existence of such "unknown" places
When I saw the title I thought of the movie Gladiator where the first fights are in some arena in Africa but it's much smaller and in Algeria. This one in El Jem didn't exist at the time the movie takes place.
We just were there. It’s wild.
The El Jem Archeological Museum which is very close to the site is also well worth a visit while you’re there.
This was great. There is a smaller colosseum in Arles which was built to accommodate 20,000 people.
Also one of the advantages that you don't find it crowdy like the one in Rome
And it costs about 4 dollars to enter
Welcome Bro!
very nice video the things you learn over time truly impressive will be checking out your previous vids for sure
Fascinating!
I visited El Jen back in 1990 it was in excellent condition. Absolutely stunning place ❤