Leptis Magna
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Leptis or Lepcis Magna, also known by other names in antiquity, was a prominent city of the Carthaginian Empire and Roman Libya at the mouth of the Wadi Lebda in the Mediterranean.
The Severan Basilica at Leptis Magna
The Severan Forum
Arch of Septimius Severus
Leptis Magna ruins, in the United Kingdom, by the Virginia Water Lake
Roman Libya
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Part of the country which has been known as Libya since the period of Italian colonization had been under Roman domination between 146 BC and 672 AD. These territories were at first divided into vario
Leptis Magna
…Magna, (Arabic: لبدة الكبرى, romanized: Libda al-Kubrā) also known by other names in antiquity, was a prominent city of the Carthaginian Empire and Roman Libya at the mouth of the Wadi Lebda in the Mediterranean. Established as a Punic settlement prior to 500 BC, the city experienced significant expansion under…
Septimius Severus, shown on a golden coin, greatly improved the economy of his native Roman Libya
The expansion of the African frontier during the reign of Severus (medium tan). Severus even briefly held a military presence in Garama in 203 AD (light tan).
Sabratha: Temple of Jupiter