Great Man-Made River, a network of underground pipelines bringing high-quality fresh water from anci
Leptis Magna was enlarged and embellished by Septimius Severus, who was born there and later became
The Roman amphitheater of Lepcis Magna, located near the present-day city of Khoms in Libya. During
When the Byzantine walls were erected during the sixth century A.D., the city had already been boile
Septimus Severus donated the city many buildings such as a new forum, a temple for Jupiter, and a ba
The temple itself, which stood upon a podium, was constructed entirely of local limestone.
Temple of Serapis is dedicated to an earlier Egyptian god, indicating strong links with Alexandria.
Leptis Magna, also spelled Lepcis Magna, Punic transliteration Labqior Lpqi, modern Labdah, largest