El Jem: Africa's Colosseum
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- Опубліковано 23 гру 2024
- The Amphitheater of El Jem, Tunisia is the best-preserved Roman arena in North Africa.
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I was there in 2019 and was literally the only person there. I was really intrigued by a lot of the ancient graffiti at the site and wondered what the stories were behind some of it. Afterwards I wandered the town and had a kafteji sandwich in a little restaurant. The cook and the other people there were so friendly and welcoming. I would really like to go back some day.
You were 'the only person' because they are all Muslims and ART is considered pagan = blasphemy that's why they destroy everything
That must have been surreal
@@scoon2117 What was even more surreal was when the van I was riding in got pulled over by the police just outside of the town El Djem. They asked for everybody's passport and gave most of their attention to me, the only non-Tunisian. They didn't speak any English and asked a lot of questions in French and Arabic which I did my best to answer (I know a handful of Arabic words and even fewer French). In the end I wound up going with the police who promptly dropped me off at the colosseum. The end.
@@bobfrog4836sheesh yeah that whole area surrounding is strange as hell. I bet the police are corrupt
Is it safe to go to Tunisia now? Are there lots of scammers on tourist sites like in Giza, Egypt??
The feeling standing there must be stupendous. Hopefully one day!
El Jem! 1966 ... I had just snagged a ride with a Land Rover sales group caravan at the petrol station at the road fork on the north side of town. Col. LeBlanc then led us to the Amphitheater, giving us just 10 minutes to view its dusty beauty from the outside and take a couple of pictures. And then "Let's go!" so we could reach Tripoli before nightfall.
A little stopover on a Colonial expedition?
@@cholst1 In 1966 Tunisia was happily being guided by President Bourguiba. Col. LeBlanc was with the British Fifth Army for Second Alamein in late 1942 and onward. Earlier LeBlanc had help deliver Haile Selassie from exile back to his throne in Italian-occupied Abyssinia in early 1941.
The local jem museum has a decent collection of mosaics and a nice villa
You do get about a lot, to very interesting places too. Thanks for all the informative uploads.
Impressive arena. I didn't know there was an arena this well preserved.
verona is very well preserved, Athens ancient stadium is also in good shape!
@@CyberMatt85there is a difference between preserved and restored/ reconstructed..most ancient buildings that seem to be pristine or remarkably intact have been restored or re-imagined...it tells you more about the age of the people who did the reconstructing than the actual time of the ancients...
@@nondescript2892 That's true.
Thanks to the arid weather!
I'd never seen this before. Really cool. Thanks.
This channel is so cool!
Another great video!
Probably my favorite remaining Ampitheatre
As I stated on a related post, in term of grain production, Roman North Africa was the proverbial bread-basket of the empire. It was also one of the epicenters for the production of that most famous of all pungent Roman condiments, garum, as well as olive oil, which was a central component of the former.
Another gem, thank you!
Thank you so much and thank you for organising your guided trips. I can't travel at the moment but I would definitely join you if I could. This is a beautiful arena and no crowds!
.....Tunisia is in my bucket list
Check what Tunisia did to over 50 British tourists! It's not a safe country, they hate non ☪️
I was there last month. There's a stage in the center for a concert series, but you can still walk around on the amphitheater floor (and below it).
amazing! thanks for sharing.
I would have to say. Arena De Nimes is better preserved. It is amazing. Along with the other fantastic Roman buildings.
Thank you very much for this.
Thank you, for bringing us along. It was very impressive.
Unlike a lot of other romam buildings that were destroyed in the middle ages, you get the feeling that the man who ordered it to be slighted really loved the building and had it done in such a way that there wasn't destroyed that didn't have another example somewhere on the building. Almost like he hoped when things got better again that someone would put it back together
Thank you
Love Roman Colosseums
The cut stonework is of a very high quality in this construction.
The missing parts actually reveal the intricacies of this type of building.
Thanks for this great video.
Pretty impressive mate. Cheers
It is impressive.
WOW
El Jem was also used in this Nike video: ua-cam.com/video/1KTyz1NGeuY/v-deo.html
It would be fascinating to see, but honestly I'm a little weary of visiting North Africa. So cool that's the footage. Cheers!
Tunisia has lower murder rate then USA ,in fact all countries in North Africa (except Libya which does not have data since NATO attack) have lower murder rate then USA
@@dzonikgI don't live in the USA though
@@brick6347 Well they are pretty safe,been to almost all off them ,like Egypt is safer then France,i would never visit countries in South and central America becase they murder rate is sky high ,only Argentina
@@dzonikg Maybe one day. I've got a week in Lviv booked for this summer, but maybe in January or something. I don't do well with the heat. I'll have to sleep on it.
@@brick6347 Where are you from and you go to Ukraine for summer and you afraid off North Africa
It should be partially reconstructed and put to use. It's the best way to preserve it so that future generations can continue to be amazed by it.
I’d argue that the Pula arena is better preserved as it’s actually in use today as an amphitheater… it has been refurbished for modern use but that’s kind of the point of preserving old buildings
Low key saw the thumbnail and thought it was the colosseum
Can someone please tell the narrator that
'ph' is pronounced as an 'f'....
Rome was all I over Afreeca
Did Emperor Severus build this colosseum?
It was probably built about 20 years after his reign, by the wealthy citizens of Thysdrus
@@scenicroutestothepast OK. Historians should talk more about Severus because his reign was probably Rome's greatest in terms of lands conquered, not Trajan. But I think most historians don't accept this because he was African. Then again, Trajan was Spaniard.
@@lilpenny1982 he wasn't "african". He was a romanized berber/punic guy from the Medditeranean.
@@canelo1728 He was born in Libya 🥊🥊
@@lilpenny1982 Yes next to my country of tunisia.
Very sad that your trips in october are just in the wrong weeks for me, I work in education and our fall holiday is just one week off and I cannot change that for obvious reasons. let's hope some day it will align with my countries school holidays
Been there it is epic much better than the colosseum in that there are less crowds and you can go anywhere ,or could anyway horrid journey to get to mind
Nimes: Hold my drink...
Fascinating! I had to look away most of the time because the constant movement through the scenery gave me motion sickness. I did pauses here and there to get a look. I’m sure most people aren’t sensitive to the same degree as me. I wonder how many others are impacted and how they cope.
Been there. I have seen many others better preserved. Verona, Nimes, Pula just to mention a few….
To brick6347 , the person who lives in Liv, you can be rest assured Tunisia is very safe. I am from the USA and living here for two years now. There are many retired French and Italians living here. Also many Americans living and working here. You can walk the streets safely even st night. During the.day walking in Tunis city , My warned me of the odd pickpocket you might encounter in the city and the souk, have never encountered them or seen anyone accosted in the street. Believe me , it's safe. You don't have to que fir hours to visit any archaeological sites. Some places, you may have it all to yourself. The entrance fee all sites is currently 4 USD.
At the city of Carthage there are about 8 or 9 sites , all walking distance . Here the 4 USD entrance fee allows you to visit all 8 or 9 sites in one day.. Just present your ticket at counter and it will stamped on the site you are visiting. Where in the world can you pay that kind of fee ,? Eating out is very affordable. Many Eastern Europeans flock to Tunisia. They go to the all inclusive resorts south of Tunis. Sousse , Sfax, Monastir, Mahdia. To the desert town of Tozeur and the resort island of Djerba. They can help you arrange tours. Some hotels have their own coaches and they will organize tours to places of interest. You can look up places mentioned and see what they have to offer
You mean renovated
Explore Golgumbaz
This channel is about ancient Rome.
El Jem what ? The Arènes de Nîmes, is the best-preserved Roman Arena in the world.
You are probably right, I have been to many of them. But I must say El Djem is the one that really blew me away. It is out out this world. I was there first time in 1977. I did not know about the site at all, there was no tourist there when I was there. It was magic.
why is this a different channel?
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?
Would be great to see it 100% restored.
Nobody goes to Tunisia. Tunisians don't want to live in Tunisia. Lmfao.
And, North Africa is not a place for a westerner to visit unescorted, regardless of how safe it is!
I suppose building climbing is frowned upon. All those handhold a tempting.
First!
The Amphitheater of Nimes in France is better preserved
Stop saying "anfaytheater". It's just " anfy". Or do you spell "anfaybious "
(amphybious)?
30,000 people? That's huge for the time period! I live in a town that has a smaller population
Thank you.