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Leptis (lĕp`tĭs), ancient city of Libya, E of Tripoli. It was founded (c.600 B.C.) by Phoenicians from Sidon. Annexed (46 B.C.) to the Roman province of Africa, it flourished as an important port under the Romans, particularly during the reign of Septimius Severus (who had been born in Leptis). Some of the most impressive ruins of Roman Africa are there, including walls, baths, arches, temples, and forums. The city is also known as Lepcis. It is sometimes called Leptis Magna to distinguish it from another Leptis, S of Hadrumetum, in present Tunisia.
BibliographySee K. B. Matthews, Jr., Cities in the Sand (1957). |
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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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