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Leptis Magna
Africa Proconsularis · Roman province·Libya·Founded 1000 BCE (Phoenician)
Phoenician foundation, later home of emperor Septimius Severus. Its 2nd-century monumental core was still being planned in 117 CE.
An uninhabited UNESCO World Heritage site on Libya's coast, well preserved, and reopening to visitors as Libya's tourism slowly recovers.
Open Leptis Magna on the interactive map →Roman Maps shows the empire frozen at 11 August 117 CE, the day Trajan died — its moment of greatest territorial extent. Explore the full map →