Amphithéâtre d'El Jem
Also known as Amphitheatre of El Jem
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Roman
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The Amphitheatre of El Jem stands on flat ground in the inland town of El Djem on the site of ancient Thysdrus, a freestanding stone ellipse rather than a structure cut into a hillside in the typical eastern manner. UNESCO and the…
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- 238-250
The construction campaign extended across about a decade and is associated by the Tunisian heritage authority with a gift from Emperor Gordian III to Thysdrus.
- 2010
The UNESCO inscription boundary was modified through a 34COM record decision tied to the property's protected area.
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