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Leptis Magna

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Leptis Magna

 modern Labdah

Largest city of ancient Tripolitania, located near modern Al-Khums, Libya. Founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC, it passed to Numidia in 202 BC but broke away in 111 BC to become an ally of Rome. The emperor Trajan made it a Roman colony. The waning of the Roman Empire caused its decline, and it was largely abandoned after the Arab conquest of AD 642. With some of the best-preserved Roman ruins in North Africa, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1982.
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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.
Libya's Rich History by Hanley, Delinda C. / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
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.
Libya Welcomes Tourists by McMahon, Janet / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
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