The African colosseum that nobody knows exists

✨ subscribe ✨ & join the patreon for more https://www.patreon.com/tomthornton 🇹🇳 The most unbelievable thing I saw during my time in Africa: the amazing Roman amphitheater at El Jem (FKA Thysdrus). Follow this building through time, and you'll see the entire story of empire and civilisation in the mediterranean. This was undoubtedly the highlight of my trip to Tunisia, and represents the centrepiece that I took out of my video of crossing Tunisia by train: https://youtu.be/IuNogl_rX5A Making a day trip from Tunis to El Jem by train is absolutely possible and ridiculously cheap, so it definitely fits your budget backpacking itinerary. I got a two-week train pass for $25 to travel all over Tunisia, but you can also take a louage for just a few bucks, or go by bus or private tour from Tunis. If you're also planning some Tunisian travel and want a travel guide, check out my other Tunisia videos if you want to see all the things I saw, did and ate while in that country :) read more about this place here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thysdrus where I book hotels: https://agoda.tp.st/vNOdP1hX where I get good-value travel e-sims (absolute lifesaver): https://airalo.tp.st/0a7CSKiV follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/tomth0rnton follow me on insta: https://www.instagram.com/tomth0rnton/ (some of the links in this description are affiliate links, meaning I'm recommending to you services that I personally use & trust and when you book/buy through those links, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you) أجنبي في تونس #travel #tunisia #history 0:00 Travel from Tunis to El Jem 0:49 The Amphitheater of El Jem, Tunisia 5:00 The history of El Jem Amphitheater 6:52 Thysdrus Amphitheater in the modern era