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World famous as arguably the best preserved
and most extensive Roman city in the world.
Originally a Phoenician settlement probably
founded in the 6th century BC under the aegis
of Carthage, Leptis Magna became a great
metropolis under the Romans, particularly
during the reign of Septimus Severus (193-211
AD), who was born in the city. Following the
end of the Severan dynasty, with the
assassination of Alexander Severus in the
year 235 AD, the city fell into decline
although a period of rejuvenation occurred
under Diocletian (284-305 AD) and Constantine
(306-337 AD). When the Vandals conquered
Tripolitania in the mid-5th century AD, it
fell upon the Emperor Justinian to reclaim
the land for Byzantium, which he achieved. In
the 7th century, Tripolitania was conquered
by the Arabs, and Leptis Magna never
revisited its former glory.
Among the many sites of interest at Leptis
Magna are the Severan Arch, the Palaestra or
Sports Ground, the Nymphaeum, the Hadrianic
Baths, the Colonnaded Street, the Severan
Forum, the Severan Basilica, the Theatre, the
Harbour, the Circus, the Temple of Liber
Pater, the Temple of Rome and Augustus, the
Arch of Trajan, the Arch of Tiberius and the
Market
We are still in needs to return all
historical treasures and artifacts have been
stolen from Libya by Europeans, especailly
Italians and Frenches
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