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  2. Leptis Magna - Wikipedia

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    Today, the site of Leptis Magna is the site of some of the most impressive ruins of the Roman period. Leptis Magna ruins, in the United Kingdom, by the Virginia Water Lake. Part of an ancient temple was brought from Leptis Magna to the British Museum in 1816 and installed at the Fort Belvedere royal residence in

  3. Arch of Septimius Severus (Leptis Magna) - Wikipedia

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    The Arch of Septimius Severus at Leptis Magna was discovered in ruins in 1928, and pieced back together by archaeologists. [1] When Giacomo Guidi found the arch, it was completely fragmented, showing only the base structure, buried underneath the sand. It needed extensive excavation and reconstruction.

  4. Hunting Baths - Wikipedia

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    The Hunting Baths are an ancient Roman bath complex in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, in modern-day Libya. [1] They were built during the reign of the emperor Septimius Severus and are the second major bathing complex in Leptis Magna after the Hadrianic Baths. They have remained in a remarkable state of preservation to the present day ...

  5. List of World Heritage Sites in the Arab states - Wikipedia

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    The thousand-year-old ruins have remained renowned since the 18th century. [37] Leptis Magna: Khoms, Libya: Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii) — 1982 The Roman city of Leptis Magna was enlarged by Emperor Septimius Severus, who was born there. Public monuments, a harbour, a marketplace, storehouses, shops, and homes were among the reasons for its ...

  6. Roman Libya - Wikipedia

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    The Forum of Leptis Magna. Roman ruins, like those of Leptis Magna and Sabratha in present-day Libya, attest to the vitality of the region, where populous cities and even smaller towns enjoyed the amenities of urban life – forum, markets, public entertainments, and baths – found in every corner of the Roman Empire. [13]

  7. List of World Heritage Sites in North Africa - Wikipedia

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    Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna † Khoms, Libya. Cultural:LibArc (i), (ii), (iii) — 1982 The Roman city of Leptis Magna was enlarged by Emperor Septimius Severus, who was born there. Public monuments, a harbour, a marketplace, storehouses, shops, and homes were among the reasons for its induction into the list.

  8. Zliten mosaic - Wikipedia

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    The Zliten mosaic is a Roman floor mosaic from about the 2nd century AD, found in the town of Zliten in Libya, on the east coast of Leptis Magna. [1] The mosaic was discovered by the Italian archaeologist Salvatore Aurigemma in 1913 and is now on display at The Archaeological Museum of Tripoli. [2]

  9. Leptis Magna Museum - Wikipedia

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    Leptis Magna Museum is an archaeological museum located in Khoms (Leptis Magna), Tripolitania, Libya. [ 1 ] It contains evidence of people of different origins that once inhabited the city of leptis magna, including Berber, Punic, Phoenicians and Romans.