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To: SunkenCiv

Leptis Magna,(Arabic: لَبْدَة‎ [1]) also known as Lectis Magna (or Lepcis Magna as it is sometimes spelled), also called Lpqy, Neapolis, or Lebda to modern-day residents of Libya, was a prominent city of the Roman Empire. Its ruins are located in Al Khums, Libya, 130 km east of Tripoli, on the coast where the Wadi Lebda meets the sea. The site is one of the most spectacular and unspoiled Roman ruins in the Mediterranean.

I was there when:


3 posted on 03/04/2011 6:54:59 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: JoeProBono

Leptis Magna was the home town of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus, emperor from 193 to 211 and founder of a dynasty which lasted until 235.


4 posted on 03/04/2011 7:57:26 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: JoeProBono
The old tyrant has not aged well. I imagine there was some hard living behind the palace walls.
8 posted on 03/09/2011 12:53:21 PM PST by colorado tanker
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