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EL-JEM, TUNISIA This huge and beautifully preserved 3rd-century amphitheatre is something of a celebrity, having been featured in Monty Python s The Life of Brian, as well as the film The Gladiator, and even a Nike football commercial. It s easy to see what drew the location scouts: this 35,000-seat venue is in amazing condition. It s a UNESCO World Heritage site and, standing in its centre, it s very easy to picture it in its Roman pomp. TEMPLE OF BACCHUS, LEBANON Photo: iStock This stunning temple is part of a much larger complex of ruins in eastern Lebanon called Baalbek, mostly created by the Romans, though the area has been continuously inhabited for almost 9000 years. These days, most people come to see the Temple of Bacchus, one of the world s best-preserved Roman temples, a 31-metre-high structure surrounded by 42 Corinthian columns, 19 of which remain standing.

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