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About 130km east of Tripoli, on the Mediterranean coast, is one of the world's great ancient cities. Founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, it was at its peak from 193 to 211 AD, when one of its citizens, Lucius Septimius Severus, was the Emperor of Rome.
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|  | After it was overrun by the Berbers in the 6th century, it was abandoned and eventually covered by drifting sand. This was what helped to preserve it in such good condition until excavations were begun by Italian archaeologists in the 1920s. Still, less than a half of the original city has been excavated. |
Today Leptis Magna is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Highlights include a beautiful theatre, an amphitheatre, a circus, a magnificent basilica, a vast forum, a market, Roman baths and triumphal arches, all set against the blue backdrop of the Mediterranean Sea. | | | Arch of Septimius Severus |
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hunterV Mon May 25, 2009 07:18 UTC
I see it's a wonderful ancient site! If I were in Lybia, I would pay a visit too...Maybe some day. | freddie18 Tue Jan 27, 2009 03:28 UTC
-Ian The architecture is incredible on this page. The ruins of Leptis Magna will remain part of the history. Very interesting. -freddie | JLBG Thu Nov 27, 2008 05:44 UTC
Leptis Magna was already high on my wish list. Once viewing your page, it is even higher. What a wondeful location and your page does it justice! | globetrott Sun Jun 24, 2007 05:12 UTC
What an interesting page & great pics ! One day I have to go there myself ! |
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