states: [tunisia]
category: cultural
year: 1979
location: El-Mahdia
region: Arab States
latitude/longitude: 35.2963900000, 10.7069400000
The impressive ruins of the largest colosseum in North Africa, a huge amphitheatre which could hold up to 35,000 spectators, are found in the small village of El Jem. This 3rd-century monument illustrates the grandeur and extent of Imperial Rome.
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