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Leptis Magna

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Leptis Magna

Ruined city in Libya, 120 km/75 mi east of Tripoli. It was founded by the Phoenicians, then came under Carthage, and in 47 BC under Rome. Excavation in the 20th century revealed remains of fine Roman buildings.



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Three sites, Cyrene, Leptis Magna and Sabratha, bear witness to the life that flourished in Libya during the Punic, Greek, Roman and Byzantine eras.
Many of Libya's attractions need no further introduction: a 2,000-kilometer-long Mediterranean shoreline, historical sites ranging from the spectacular Roman ruins of Leptis Magna to the World War II desert battlefield of Tobruk, the major cities of Tripoli and Benghazi, with their restaurants, hotels, museums and other amenities of urban life--all in a location convenient to Europeans, Arabs and Africans alike.
 
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