El Jem Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)

The Amphitheater of El Jem.

Visiting the Roman amphitheater in El Jem was a wonderful historical experience. The amphitheater was a majestic monument reflecting the grandeur of the ancient Roman Empire. I enjoyed wandering through its corridors, admiring the splendid architectural details, and the view from above captured my heart with its beauty and splendor. This visit was a journey through time to the past, leaving me in awe of the rich history and culture of the arena.

El Jem Amphitheatre in Tunisia

Visiting Tunisia, one must go to El Jem, a small town near the city of Sousse, which boasts one of the world's best-preserved Roman amphitheatres, a splendid architectural legacy of the Roman Empire in Africa. The amphitheatre's walls stand 36 meters high, with a major axis of 148 meters and a minor axis of 122 meters, forming an oval shape that can accommodate around 40,000 spectators at once, with private boxes included. There is a protective wall inside the arena to prevent spectators from getting injured. The front seats were reserved for nobility, the middle for respected citizens with status, and the rear area for the common people to watch. Today, the El Jem Amphitheatre becomes Tunisia's most important cultural venue once again as it hosts the summer arts festival. tip Tickets are 12 DT (approximately 28 RMB in Chinese currency). Come quickly, this is the least crowded ancient Roman amphitheatre in the world, without a doubt! El Jem Amphitheatre

The only ancient Roman amphitheater that can be visited underground

On March 22, 238 AD, the governor of the Roman Empire's African province (Africa, roughly in today's northern Tunisia and western Libya's Mediterranean coastal area) declared himself emperor in the newly built El Jem Amphitheater, known as Gordian I. Gordian I, who had served as the commander of the Syrian region, the governor of the British province, and the Roman city official, was famous and wealthy, and loved to watch beast performances. After being arranged by Emperor Alexander Severus to go to North Africa, Gordian I built the El Jem Amphitheater in imitation of the Roman Amphitheater. The city of Jem (then called Thysdrus) where the amphitheater is located is the second largest city after Carthage. The El Jem Amphitheater is the only ancient Roman amphitheater in the world that can be visited underground. The corridors on both sides of the underground palace are compartments for imprisoning slaves and beasts. Here, the rights of beasts are greater than human rights, 10 people are squeezed into a compartment, and beasts can enjoy single rooms. Like the Roman Amphitheater, the underground palace here is equipped with a winch-type lifting device that can send gladiators and beasts to the ground arena; the sewer system is responsible for discharging the dirty water that washes the corpses out of the field.

Amazing El Jem Tunisia

This piece of history is amazing, built after the rome theater, which looks like a mini version of it 🙏🙏🙏 when we arrived, the big theater looked empty, only us and a few others, so, we could enjoy ourselves completely 🙃 El Djem is used for gladiator movies a long time ago 😁😎😆 El Djem,is listed by UNESCO since 1979 as a World Heritage Site😆❤😆😁🙏💪👍😎😎#tunisie #eldjem

El Jem Amphitheatre in Tunisia

The El Jem Roman Amphitheatre, located about an hour's drive south of Sousse in the city of El Jam, Tunisia. El Jem Amphitheatre is one of the three best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world, even more intact than the Colosseum in Rome. The El Jem Museum was established by the Carthaginians in the second century AD and gradually perfected.

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