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© Peter Michael Rhodes
Photographer: | Peter Michael Rhodes | |||
Collection: | Travel | |||
Filename: | PMR649-10 |
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Upload Date: | 2012-11-10 14:27:47 | |||
Photo Size: | 2.4mb 3543x3543 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Libya, Tripolitania: ruins of the ancient city of Leptis Magna.The city was founded by Phoenician colonists about 1100 BC but became part of the Roman Empire when Carthage fell in the Third Punic War, in 146 BC. It became the largest and most prosperous city in Roman Africa. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Via Trionfale (Cardo) with the Arch of Trajan and the Arch of Tiberius. |
Keywords: | Roman architecture, historical city, artistic, stone carving, archeological excavations, archeology, Maghreb, Punic architecture |