Talk:El Djem

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Is this "a" colosseum? As i understood it there was only one, the one in Rome. Did this amphitheatre also have a colossus next to it?

You're probably right...it should be an amphitheatre, not colosseum. Adam Bishop 22:13, 6 Mar 2004 (UTC)

[edit] the third???

I have serious dobubts the El Djem should the third amphitheatre on the word:

1-Colosseo (I s) ext: 188 e 156m, (arena = 86 x 54 m) 2-Capua(I-II sec) 170 x 140 m. 3-Milano(I sec)155 x 125.(arena = 71 x 40,5 m) 4-Verona 152 x 123, (arena = 75,68 x 44,43 m.) 5-El Djem 148 x 122 m 6-Arles 136 m x 107, 7-Nimes 133 x 101, 8-Tarragona 109,50 x 86,50 m (arena = 62,50 m x 38,50).

But perhaps I missing some others big builindigs... regards lorenzo web@serenoeditore.com --213.156.52.103 13:11, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Apollo mosaic image

According to Commons, Image:Apollo1.JPG is from El Jem, can/should it be included? Maybe this article needs a gallery at the bottom... 64.126.24.11 22:14, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

El Djem
The town seen from the ruins
El Djem Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 35°18′N 10°43′E / 35.3, 10.717
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Mahdia Governorate
Population (2004)
- Total	18,302
Time zone	CET (UTC1)

[edit] Bloated disinfobox

The disinfobox at right seems preposterously inflated for the mite of information it carries. --Wetman (talk) 05:05, 20 May 2008 (UTC)