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Leptis Magna

Al Khums · Al Marqab · Libya

Leptis Magna

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moderate
5/10
best: morning, afternoon
epic, remote, ancient
A local would say...

A Roman emperor was born here and rebuilt his home city so grandly it rivalled Rome itself — then he died and no one maintained it.

Arguably the best-preserved Roman city in the world, Leptis Magna was the birthplace of Emperor Septimius Severus who lavished it with the grandest public buildings of the Roman world — a vast new forum, basilica, triumphal arch, nymphaeum, harbour and theatre. The seaside location adds a dramatic backdrop to ruins that still stand to remarkable height.

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