El Jem. Tunisia. Partial view of the elliptical arena and interior of the magnificent honey-coloured ancient Roman amphitheatre. El Jem. Tunisia. A sweeping view from west to east reveals a massive elliptical arena and the interior of a stunning ancient Roman amphitheater with honey-colored stone. El Jem. Tunisia. Partial view of a section of the missing outer ring of the honey-hued ancient Roman amphitheatre. Roughly one third of the outer ring is missing due to several specific historical events:El Jem. Tunisia. View of the archaeological museum’s open, arched courtyard, paved and lined with mosaics.El Jem. Tunisia. The archaeological museum displays a room filled with very large Roman mosaics, some hanging on the walls and others laid out on the floor.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a Roman mosaic dating from the early 3rd century CE, housed in the archaeological museum. It depicts eight octagons bordered with plaits of two strands, representing crowns. Each represents animals fighting. A crescent at the end of the pole appears on two crowns, which show a lion fighting an onager and a lioness fighting an antelope. Two banderoles attach to the crescents. The eighth octagon is destroyed. This show was organised by the Telegenii, whose emblem can be seen in the two crowns. Cour de la ferme de Haj Ferjani Kaecem.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a long hall or room in the archaeological museum that has numerous very large Roman mosaics hanging on the walls and lying on the floor.El Jem. Tunisia. View of the Mosaic of Rome and its provinces. This is an allegory of Rome, presented as Athena Minerva. Around the central character, the artist identified allegories of the following provinces: Africa, Egypt, Asia, Spain, Sicily, and an unidentified province, due to the vague nature of its attributes.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a room with the unique mosaic of the Goddess Africa, the first such mosaic discovered in the world. The central character is a woman with a dark complexion, a flattened nose with curly hair, wearing an elephant hide, an attribute which identifies her as the goddess of Africa, provider of wealth and fertility as evidenced by the four seasons bust in each corner of the mosaic.El Jem. Tunisia. The archaeological museum relocated and rebuilt the entire lavish Roman Villa, Maison d’Afrique, where you can view a patterned mosaic external floor.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a room with a mosaic that depicts a Birth of Venus scene executed in the manner of Botticelli, accompanied by dolphins and fish. The archaeological museum now houses the room and mosaic, which originated from the lavish Roman Villa Maison d’Afrique; they relocated and rebuilt the entire villa there.El Jem. Tunisia. View of the dining room and its mosaic at the lavish Roman Villa named Maison d’Afrique, which has been relocated and rebuilt in its entirety at the archaeological museum.El Jem. Tunisia. Partial view of the peristyle courtyard of the lavish Roman Villa named Maison d’Afrique, which has been relocated and rebuilt in its entirety at the archaeological museum.El Jem. Tunisia. The archaeological museum now displays the peristyle courtyard of the lavish Roman Villa named Maison d’Afrique, which it relocated and rebuilt in its entirety.El Jem. Tunisia. View of an arched external hall lined with Roman statues at the archaeological museum.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a Roman mosaic dating from the first half of the 3rd century CE, housed in the archaeological museum. It depicts a nymph lying on a seahorse accompanied by two dolphins. Maison des Dauphins.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a Roman mosaic dating from the end of the 3rd century CE, housed in the archaeological museum. The mosaic is of the owl, symbolising victory over the envious; on the two sides is the emblem of the Telegenii. Thermes de la Chouette.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a large Roman mosaic from the Silenus on the donkey room in the archaeological museum.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a Roman mosaic dating from the mid – 2nd century CE housed in the archaeological museum. It depicts a tiger attacking two onagers. Maison de la Procession Dionysiaque.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a Roman mosaic dating from the mid – 2nd century CE housed in the archaeological museum. It depicts two lions destroying a wild boar. Maison de la Procession Dionysiaque.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a stunning 3rd-century CE Roman mosaic now housed in the museum. It depicts a drunken Dionysus being transported on a chariot drawn by a Centaur followed by a bacchante and a satyr. It originates from the Maison de Tertulla.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a Roman mosaic dating from the 3rd century CE, housed in the archaeological museum. It depicts a peacock spreading its tail between two winged angels, each holding a long candlestick. Maison du Paon.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a chamber or tunnel directly underneath the arena of a magnificent ancient Roman amphitheatre. The underground chambers held animals, gladiators, and prisoners; handlers then lifted them to the arena to suffer their unfortunate fate.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a section of the arched corridor that circled the inside of a magnificent honey-coloured ancient Roman amphitheatre.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a section of the arched corridor that circled the inside of a magnificent honey-coloured ancient Roman amphitheatre.El Jem. Tunisia. View of an arched entry that leads to the first level of seating at the magnificent honey-coloured ancient Roman amphitheatre.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a section of the first row of seats in the magnificent ancient Roman amphitheatre.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a section of the outer wall of the magnificent ancient Roman amphitheatre.El Jem. Tunisia. East to west view of a vast elliptical arena and the interior of a magnificent honey-coloured ancient Roman amphitheatre.El Jem. Tunisia. A wide, elliptical arena viewed from west to east, showcasing the interior of a stunning, honey-hued ancient Roman amphitheater.El Jem. Tunisia. View of a section of the intact honey-coloured facade of the magnificent ancient Roman amphitheatre.El Jem. Tunisia. A view of a portion of the well-preserved, honey-colored exterior of the grand ancient Roman amphitheater.El Jem. Tunisia. The south side of the magnificent ancient Roman amphitheatre stood intact, its honey-colored stone façade bathed in light.El Jem. Tunisia. Sunlight bathed the magnificent ancient Roman amphitheatre, highlighting the intact, honey-coloured stone of its south façade.
