Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture of the University of Pavia Italy

Tunisian Studied Cases

ID: T4

Title: Amphitheatre, El Jem, Tunisia.

Period of construction: The beginning of the 3rd century a.c.

Structural type: Block and small stones structure

Chronology of intervention:
-The beginning of the 3rd Century: Construction of the monument by Gordien.
-1648: Transformation of the amphitheatre in fortress by remnants of the Byzantine army beaten to Sbeitla by the Moslem troops.
-VIII: Digging of an underground joining the monument to the harbor of Sellakta.
-XVII & XIX: Destruction of some parts of the monument.
-XX: Restoration, funding and enhancement of the monument.

-1648: Transformation of the amphitheatre in fortress by remnants of the Byzantine army beaten to Sbeitla by the Moslem troops.
-VIII: Digging of an underground joining the monument to the harbor of Sellakta.
-XVII & XIX: Destruction of some parts of the monument.
-XX: Restoration, funding and enhancement of the monument.

Photos:
Image of the monument.


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