Ancient African Colosseum Pit in Tunisia Will BLOW Your Mind!

Are you not entertained? Right, so we're now in the town of Elgem took around 70-80 minutes to get here from Soos and we can actually see the amphitheatre The Roman remains all the way down there In the background. So first we're gonna go at this museum. Apparently one ticket gets you in both so for three pounds You get to go into the museum And go to amphitheatre. Am I saying it right? Amphitheatre? You get to go in both for that three quid so nice little bit of history and I think It's something that I had to visit. There's no way I could leave without visiting that So let's go inside show you around and see what you lot think. So I think they said this is the Mosaic Museum like all these Roman mosaics at the Soos Archaeological Museum are not only significant for their historical and cultural content But also for the artistic techniques used in their creation Bacchus the Roman god of wine often features in mosaics celebrating the joys of wine and revelry These Bacchic scenes include depictions of Bacchus himself Along with satyrs, Maynards and grapevines These were created over 2,000 years ago The artisans employed small colorful tesserae Mosaic pieces made from stone, glass and ceramics. We create something now Five years later it needs redoing. That's how different the architecture now is isn't it from thousands of years ago? It's crazy The careful placement of these tesserae allowed for intricate designs and detailed representations Showcasing the skill and creativity of Roman mosaicists. Preserving these mosaics is an ongoing effort I can't believe that you can just you can just walk on them when we went to Marrakech on the last video You'll have seen in the old school there That you weren't allowed to walk on the old mosaic on the floor of mosaics They were actually buried off But this one's not you can walk on them You can feel them touch them God, there's some workmanship on it. It's crazy As they are fragile and susceptible to damage from environmental factors The museum has taken measures to ensure their preservation So they've protected these ones with a glass in front of them These efforts allow visitors to appreciate the mosaics in their full glory Just as they would have been admired in ancient times The Roman mosaics at the Sousse Archaeological Museum offer a window into the artistic and cultural achievements of the past They tell stories Celebrate myths and provide insight into the daily lives and beliefs of the people who created and cherished them You know all these Irish up Over 2,000 year old So the Roman remains and not be mistaken with newly built construction just on the other side I Do love when I visit places to find out the history see things. I've got a thing for always Touching a piece of history say I took something that's from 2,000 years ago But Walk on You can walk on the mosaics. So now we go from the muse mosaic museum now We're going to the amphitheater. So the Roman amphitheater, which is called the African Coliseum well Preserved so I can't wait to go in trees all around that the amphitheater of El Jem Located in the modern-day city of El Jem Tunisia is one of the most impressive and well-preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world built around 230 AD the amphitheater was constructed during the reign of Emperor Gordian third Who was also known as Gordian the second? It was built in the Roman province of Africa Proconsular is which is present-day El Jem So this is El Jem amphitheater. I think it's 35,000 capacity theater It is huge with some estimates suggesting it could hold up to 60,000 people let's go and take a look inside. I love stuff like this. I love the the history of the Romans the Greeks There's obviously a Roman amphitheater She were gladiator twos out soon as well, so 12 Tunisia Dina 12 Tunisia Dina gets us into both places. That's three pound to get in. It's incredible It says there's a restoration project going on at the minute. I don't know The dimensions are approximately 148 meters 486 feet in length and 122 meters 400 feet in we take a look inside Modeled after the Colosseum in Rome the amphitheater features tiered seating arches and elliptical stone walls So there's no foundations at all in the amphitheater all built out of rocks Which was how good the engineering was for the Romans at the time? Absolutely insane the primary purpose of the amphitheater was to host gladiatorial games and other public spectacles including animal hunts and mock naval battles Look at this 35,000 spectators 1,800 a 2,000 year old arena amphitheater Unbelievable the third largest Roman amphitheater after the Colosseum in Rome and the arena in Verona during the Middle Ages the amphitheater served as a fortress and provided shelter to the local population during attacks by the vandals in 430 AD and the Arabs in 647 AD in 1695 Mohammed Bay al-Muradi a muradi a muradid leader Made an opening in one of the walls to suppress a rebellion led by his brother Ali Bay al-Muradi The amphitheater also suffered damage from cannon fire during this period by the 19th century The amphitheater was used for various purposes including saltpeter manufacture shops dwellings and grain storage in 1979 the Amphitheater of El Jem was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site Recognizing its outstanding architectural and historical significance the amphitheater has been featured in popular culture including the Monty Python film life of Brian and a Nike commercial in 1996 And we are back out fighting I Would not have survived in this Who was the first to go out in the movie? That'd be me Some lion ripped my head off Are you not entertained? That is the views I wanted I told my mates pick this restaurant. Yeah We just opposite the amphitheater behind us there came into the first place that's all food And there's a little barbecue just outside So that's what drew us in now. We've ordered a bottle of coke and it's probably the the dirtiest bottle of coke I've ever had in my life. Look at that. Probably rats running all over it, but we've got a straw drink out of And the menu which is up there They don't actually have the full menu. They only have a Couple of dishes and you have to choose which meat you want. So I've gone for lamb. You've gone for chicken Chicken What have you gone for Rochelle chicken Just water me me I'm gonna risk eating here. They've brought out a couple of dishes to begin with with some free breads. Let's eat Restaurant I've ever been to where you ask for something on the menu and they said all the menu that they've just pointed to we Don't serve that you get a choice beef chicken or lamb fish beef chicken lamb or fish mostly Mostly definitely had worse Mondays than this