Carthage Amphitheatre, Tunis

The Carthage Amphitheater is an ancient Roman venue built in Carthage during the late 1st or early 2nd century AD. It is one of the three amphitheaters in Africa constructed on flat land, with the other two being El Jem and Thapsus. An inscription from 133-139 AD verifies that the amphitheater was already in use at that time and was further expanded during the 3rd century. It had a seating capacity of 30,000.

During the Middle Ages, the building impressed many visitors, including the Arab Andalusian historian and geographer, Al-Bakri, who described it as "the most wonderful in Carthage." The amphitheater was designed as a circle of arches supported by columns with different symbols representing the winds and animals, and various figures carved in relief, according to Al-Bakri and Al Idrissi, a Muslim geographer.

Unfortunately, the site was pillaged by looters, leaving only the arena surviving into the 20th century. Nevertheless, the wall has since been restored. A cross was erected in the center in 1887 to honor the martyrdom of two Catholic female saints, Perpetua and Felicity. Today, the amphitheater is still used for summer festivals.