{"id":63452,"date":"2020-05-25T23:16:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T21:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/?post_type=ciekawostki&p=63452"},"modified":"2023-07-17T12:15:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T10:15:03","slug":"unique-amphitheater-in-el-jem","status":"publish","type":"ciekawostki","link":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/curiosities\/unique-amphitheater-in-el-jem\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique amphitheater in El Jem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roman amphitheater in El Jem (ancient city of Thysdrus, northern Tunisia) is one of the best-preserved buildings of this type from the times of the Roman Empire. It was built in the years 230-238 CE, and the initiative to create the building probably came from the proconsul and the later emperor Gordian I<\/a>. Since 1979, the building has been on the UNESCO list of protected monuments.<\/p>\n

The building is one of the best-preserved Roman stone monuments. The amphitheater in Djemaa had a capacity of 35,000 spectators – so it was smaller than the Colosseum<\/a>, which had a capacity of about 50,000. Mainly gladiator fights<\/a> and chariot races<\/a> took place in the arena of the facility.<\/p>\n

The amphitheater had dimensions of 148 by 122 meters.<\/p>\n\n\t\t