Friday, September 17, 2010

El Djem, Tunisia

The sea that separates: that’s the way we think of 'the Med.' But, to the Romans, it was the sea that united. A casing of Roman culture surrounded the Mediterranean like an eggshell, and the landscapes of Italy were not that much different from the landscapes of North Africa. Rome and El Djem had the largest amphitheaters in the Roman world. [2004]

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