Amphitheatre of El Jem
Videos
The Amphitheatre of El Jem is an oval amphitheatre in the modern-day city of El Djem, Tunisia, formerly Thysdrus in the Roman province of Africa. It is listed by UNESCO since 1979 as a World Heritage
Interior of the Amphitheatre of El Jem
1833 sketch
Aerial view (1986)
Gordian II
Videos
Gordian II was briefly Roman emperor in AD 238 with his father Gordian I during the Year of the Six Emperors. Seeking to overthrow Maximinus Thrax, he died in battle outside Carthage. Since he died be
Sestertius featuring Gordian II. The inscription reads imp caes m ant gordianvs afr avg.
