Thysdrus

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Roman city ancient city

Thysdrus was an important Roman-era city in present-day El Jem, Tunisia, known for its prosperity and monumental amphitheatre.

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Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman city →
ancient city →
administrativeStatus later colonia in the Roman Empire →
municipium in the Roman Empire →
amphitheatreBuiltUnder Severan dynasty →
amphitheatreCapacity about 30000 spectators →
amphitheatreComparableTo Colosseum in Rome →
amphitheatreConstructionDate early 3rd century CE →
amphitheatreFunction gladiatorial games →
public spectacles →
amphitheatreMaterial stone →
amphitheatrePreservationState well-preserved →
amphitheatreShape elliptical →
amphitheatreUNESCOInscriptionYear 1979 →
amphitheatreUNESCOStatus World Heritage Site →
climate semi-arid Mediterranean →
country Roman Empire →
economicBase agriculture →
olive cultivation →
olive oil export →
floruit 2nd century CE →
3rd century CE →
hasArchaeologicalRemains houses →
mosaics →
public buildings →
streets →
hasArchaeologicalSite ruins of the Roman city →
hasModernName El Jem →
hasStructure Amphitheatre of El Jem →
heritageSignificance major archaeological site in North Africa →
one of the largest Roman amphitheatres in the world →
knownFor monumental amphitheatre →
olive oil production →
prosperity during the Roman Empire →
languageUsed Latin →
laterReligionPracticed Christianity →
locatedIn Africa Proconsularis →
locatedInPresentDay El Jem →
Tunisia →
locatedInPresentDayRegion Sahel region of Tunisia →
nearbyModernCity Sfax →
Sousse →
partOf Roman province of Africa →
regionType urban center →
religionPracticed Roman paganism →
transportRole node on Roman road network in Africa →
Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
El Jem Amphitheatre →
ancientCityName
El Jem Archaeological Museum ("ancient city of Thysdrus") →
associatedWith
El Jem Amphitheatre →
builtInCity
El Jem Archaeological Museum →
focusesOnSite
El Jem →
historicalName
Africa Proconsularis →
majorCity
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