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El Djem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia El Djem (Latin Thysdrus) is a town in central Tunisia. El Djem is famous for its amphitheater (often incorrectly called "a colosseum"), capable of seating 35,000 spectators. From then on its stones were used for building the nearby village of El Djem and transported to the Great Mosque in Kairouan, and at a tense moment during struggles with the Ottomans, the Turks used cannons to flush rebels out of the amphitheater. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/El_Djem   (391 words)

El Djem -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article El Djem is famous for its (An oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held) amphitheater (often incorrectly called "a colosseum"), capable of seating 35,000 spectators. El Djem (Latin Thysdrus) is a town in central (A republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956) Tunisia. Only (Capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire) Rome's (Amphitheater in Rome built about AD 75 or 80) Colosseum (about 45,000 spectators) and the ruined theatre of (additional info and facts about Capua) Capua are larger. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/el/el_djem.htm   (383 words)

El Djem A well-preserved amphitheatre is located in a small town called El Djem, 60 kilometres south of Sousse. The amphitheatre of El Djem is the third largest theatre in world, after Rome’s Colosseum and the ruined theatre of Capua. The town of Thysdrus (El Djem´s Roman name) was, like almost all Roman settlements, built on the former Punic settlements. www.geocities.com /Athens/Troy/8725/Tunisia/eldjem.htm   (631 words)

ELJEM.HTM Slide : Amphitheatre, El Jem (sometimes spelled El Djem), near Sousse, Tunisia. The El Jem amphitheatre measures 148m x 122m and is the most celebrated and the best preserved of all the Roman monuments in this category in Africa. The ancient name of El Jem was Thysdrus, though to have been of native "Libyan" ("Berber") origin rather than Roman or Punic. museums.ncl.ac.uk /roman_africa/ELJEM.HTM   (641 words)

Military.com Content A primary target for American planes was the railroad bridge at El Djem, on the main north­south coastal railroad line connecting the ports of Tunis and Bizerte with Rommel's positions behind the Mareth Line. During the initial stages of the North Africa campaign, the fighting had taken place primarily in Egypt and Libya, far to the east of the El Djem bridge. It was hoped, however, that the men of the 509th would be more successful in destroying Erwin Rommel's vital El Djem bridge than Allied aircraft had been. www.military.com /Content/MoreContent?file=PR2rommelf   (1711 words)

Arthur & Amy's Photo Album: April 2004: Tunisia El Djem also had an impressive museum full of mosaics (duh), and this informative reconstructed Roman villa. The others were Kairouan, the medina of Sousse, Carthage, Dougga, and El Djem. On Monday we visited the amphitheater of El Djem, the third-largest such theater in the Roman world. www.wolfstad.com /photoalbum/page.asp?pageid=22   (1264 words)

El Jem, Tunisia: And the amphitheatre Around El Jem there are more to be found, not by today's tourists, but by the archaeologists of the future. Apart from the Roman colosseum, the sights of El Jem are still covered by sand. And the city of El Jem is a sleepy place without much character. lexicorient.com /tunisia/jem.htm   (291 words)

El Jem El Jem is situated in the interior of central Tunisia, south of Sousse. El Jem is famous for its colosseum, which lies in the centre of the town. Click to open Encyclopaedia of the Orient on its front page lexicorient.com /e.o/jem.htm   (113 words)

- Chapter 9 El Djem was built on a mound of earth two meters high, surrounded by a wall of date palm trunks twice as tall again, bound with ancient iron-hard rawhide and plastered with mud. The command group was meeting in the loggia of the mansion that had been owned by the Caid, the headman, of El Djem; a narrow, irregular cobbled triangle fronted it, with the mosque on one side and high-walled houses on the other. The gates of El Djem swung open; there were sheds and barns aplenty among the palm-groves and fields, but no houses. www.baen.com /chapters/W200302/0743435877___9.htm   (6124 words)

ta_centraltunisia.htm Central Tunisia contains the Sousse-Monastir region, also called the Sahel; the holy city of Kairouan; Sheitla (pictured) and El Djem, the best preserved and most important Roman monuments in the country; the city of Sfax and the islands of Kerkennah. The Sahel is known for its traditional weaving, especially the wool embroidery of Mahdia and El Djem. The small town of El Djem in the middle of a plain full of olive trees contains the huge remains of the third largest amphitheatre in the Roman Empire (pictured). www.arab.net /tunisia/ta_centraltunisia.htm   (504 words)

Postcard from Tunisia Underground Tunnels of The Amphitheatre at El Djem www.harlon.demon.co.uk /tpcard   (8 words)

Mosaics, Bardo National Museum, Tunis The Room of the Marine Mosaics, are a variety of mosaics, mainly from Carthage, Gightis, El Djem and Oudna. Mosaics from Ellès, Carthage and El Djem depicting mythological themes, hunting scenes and scenes in the circus. Rooms 30-32 contain more mosaics, including representations of Theseus killing the Minotaur (Thuburbo Majus, third/fourth century), Bacchus with a gecko on a leash, surrounded by wild animals (Room 30; El Djem, fourth century), Diana the huntress (Utica, second century) and one from Thuburbo Majus (Room 31; third/fourth century). planetware.com /tunis/bardo-national-museum-mosaics-tun-tc-tntbfm.htm   (171 words)

El djem Stock Photos and Images. 14 El djem pictures and photography available to search from over 50 stock photo vendors. Tunisia, El Djem, couple by amphitheatre at night,... 14 El djem pictures and photography available to search from over 50 stock photo vendors. www.fotosearch.com /photos-images/el-djem.html   (97 words)

Visit Tunisia monuments and heritage The third century A.D, construction was the largest coliseum in North Africa and could accommodate more than 30,000 spectators, exceeding even the population of Thysdrus (El Djem) itself. l Djem’s amphitheater is a marvel of Roman civic architecture and one of the best preserved of its kind. In 238, the aging North African proconsul Gordian was proclaimed emperor in the Coliseum during the Liberalia celebrations by a group of rebels revolting against Emperor Maximus. www.promotunisia.com /worldheritage.html   (748 words)

El Djem (Thysdrus): The City of the Coliseum El Djem (Thysdrus): The City of the Coliseum This resistance, led by the Berber queen Kahena, began to weaken after heavy fighting and the last battle legend, in which Kahena lost her life, took place inside the El-Djem Coliseum. The city of El-Djem has preserved no trace of its Punic past when it was known as Thysdrus. www.mizyana.com /ElDjem.htm   (293 words)

VirtualTourist.com - eva_oberg's Tunisia Travelogue - El Djem And the resemblance is obvious when you approach El Djem and watch the huge amphitheatre pop up like a mushroom in front of U. Built around the year 200, the theatre was THE place to go to watch (often very) bloody games and fights among prisoners and beasts. El Djem was a flowering roman city many years ago, actually the second largest city in the empire after Rome. Today the theatre is filled with tourists and musiclovers, who visits the classical music festival that is being held in the summer, or just strolls around thinking of all the people who died in the cruel games. members.virtualtourist.com /m/tt/2dcb   (251 words)

Dougga and el djem excursions - Holiday Discussion, Photos, Reports, Reviews There are 2 stations in Sousse and there is apparently a train from Sousse Ville at 0807 arriving in El Djem at 0900 and the next one is from Sousse Kalaa Seghira at 1451 arr 1538 which doesn't leave much time for sight-seeing. I've read about excursions to el djem from hotels in Sousse but never of excursions to dougga. If you staying around the gulf of Hammamet then Dougga is a fair way east and El Djem is to the south. www.holidaytruths.co.uk /viewtopic.php?p=254696   (1495 words)

CSS Moves on to El Djem NZETC After a very short stop in the olive grove, the CCS went on to 15 kilometres north of El Djem. In such surroundings the convoy halted just beyond El Djem, 40 miles north of Sfax. One large house, the centre of one of the largest plantations, was visited and hospitality dispensed by a cultured French family, very proud of their home and very relieved at the departure of German officers who had been billeted on them just a few days before. www.nzetc.org /tm/scholarly/tei-WH2MMed-c13-12.html   (363 words)

Clipart of Tunisia, El Djem, couple by amphitheatre at night, silhouette - Search Clip Art Illustration Drawings and Images - 200121075-001 200121075-001.jpg Tunisia, El Djem, couple by amphitheatre at night, silhouette Clipart of Tunisia, El Djem, couple by amphitheatre at night, silhouette - Search Clip Art Illustration Drawings and Images - 200121075-001 200121075-001.jpg www.fotosearch.com /ART458/200121075-001   (257 words)

Stoa Image Gallery :: El Djem Example of the students work in the tents, set up in arena for Mosaic festival in El Djem. Stairway leading to upper floors in El Djem. One of the side tunnels under arena, El Djem - Stephen Arnold (arnold) icon.stoa.org /gallery/album23   (47 words)

Amphitheatre of El Jem 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. Report of the 3th Session of the Committee whc.unesco.org /sites/38.htm   (48 words)

Riding a camel around El Djem. - tunisia travel - tribe.net But what really blew me away was riding the bus, in the middle of nowhere (rolling, grass spiked dunes) a woman stopped the bus, got out, put the basket on her head and walked off up the dune, only the sound of her ankle bell... On the way to Djerba we road camels around the coloseum in El Djem. www.tribe.net /thread/9f0225b4-077e-4933-a485-8ed337a77e33?tribeid=bc0fd69c-cff4-4bb1-ab6c-b3253a050314&threads=true   (109 words)

PromoTunisia History The rebels dug themselves into the Coliseum at the Djem and it was necessary to breach in the side of the building in order to dislodge. A large number of cities sprang up, such as Thugga (Dougga), Thysdus (El Djem) and a rebuilt Carthage. Once broken, the marvelous monument was no longer a fortress. www.promotunisia.com /history3.html   (907 words)

Whipper-Snapper.com Tunisia We visited the sites of Bulla Regia, Carthage, Dougga, and El DJem and visited The Bardo Museum (the national museum in Tunis) and the Museum of Sousse. Tunisia is one of the richest countries in the world when it comes to surviving ancient sites, and only surpassed by Pompeii in the quality of its mosaics. www.whipper-snapper.com /tunisia/tunisia.html   (77 words)

John W. Holmes, 64th Troop Carrier Group The flight to El Djem provided some exciting moments. During that leg, we set a course plan for the pilots to take one heading, then an inland one for El Djem. This was done because Commander Pierce said that I could sleep for an hour or so. www.firebirds.org /menu1/holmes12.html   (507 words)

USAAF Chronology, Mediterranean : 1943, Part 2 HQ 64th Troop Carrier Group transfers from El Djem, Tunisia to Comiso, Sicily. HQ 64th Troop Carrier Group and it's 16th, 17th, 18th and 35th Troop Carrier Squadrons transfer from Kairouan, Tunisia to El Djem, Tunisia with C-47's. The 7th Troop Carrier Squadron, 62d Troop Carrier Group, transfers from El Djem, Tunisia to Gourbrine, Tunisia with C-47's. www.milhist.net /usaaf/mto43b.html   (16268 words)

World Heritage Sites in Tunisia The ruins of the third largest amphitheatre in the Roman Empire, at El Djem, central Tunisia Ichkeul National Park is a main winter quarters for migratory waterfowl. Lord Curzon of Kedleston writes about his visit of 1885 in Tales of Travel. fp.thesalmons.org /lynn/wh-tunisia.html   (103 words)

BikeAbout Gallery: Tunisia El Jem/El Djem: Arch at Roman Amphitheater (closeup) El Jem/El Djem: Overview of Roman Amphitheater (Place of the Day) Cebaha el care: Good Day [Arabic] (Word of the Day) www.bikeabout.org /gallery/tunisia.htm   (265 words)

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