Leptis Magna was enlarged and embellished by Septimius Severus, who was born there and later became emperor. It was one of the most beautiful cities of the Roman Empire, with its imposing public ...

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His birthplace, Leptis Magna—a commercial city 80 miles east of what the Phoenicians once called Oea, or present-day Tripoli—became, in every meaningful way, a second Rome. More than 1,700 ...

The undoubted winner of the “most incredible Roman site you’ve never heard of” award is Lepcis Magna. It might sound more like the scientific name of a rare animal, but this Libyan site is home to an ...

This is a photograph of Roman latrines from Lepcis Magna in Libya. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

A Roman bath house near Carlisle has recently been discovered that has links to the Roman city of Leptis Magna, birthplace of the Emperor Septimius Severus, in modern-day Libya. In the bath house ...

who was born in Leptis Magna (present day Al-Khums, Libya) in the Roman province of Africa. Septimius travelled to Britain in AD 208. He strengthened Hadrian's Wall and reoccupied the Antonine ...

But Libya's value extends far beyond hydrocarbons. The country is home to Leptis Magna, which Anthony Bourdain described as "arguably the most intact remains of a Roman city anywhere in the world." ...

The largest known Roman amphitheatre was the Colosseum in Rome, capable of holding up to 50,000 spectators. Several amphitheatres, such as the Pula Arena in Croatia and the Nimes Arena in France, have ...

MUM: It’s not just the Romans that exaggerate. A bronze Statue of Septimus Severus outside Leptis Magna Museum, Libya, North Africa. There were several reasons why the Romans tried another invasion.

However, it is certain that if preventive measures were not taken, Leptis Magna would continue to be threatened by periodic flooding from the Lebda wadi. It is to be noted that teams of archaeologists ...