Leptis Magna

1000 BCLibya

CountryLibya

Date1000 BC

RegionKhoms

About Leptis Magna

One of the most spectacular Roman cities. Birthplace of Emperor Septimius Severus. The Severan Basilica is massive. The harbor was artificially created. Buried under sand until the 1920s.

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