One of the Roman Empire's most beautiful cities, Leptis Magna now lies neglected after a decade of civil war in Libya. Perched on a hillside above the Mediterranean, the UNESCO World Heritage site ...

Believed to have been founded as early as the 7th century BC, Leptis Magna was one of the most beautiful and prosperous cities of the Roman world. Located in the ancient region of Tripolitania in ...

Al Khums, Libya Who would have thought that the uprisings in Tunisia last January would bring about such an upheaval in world history? The Arab Spring unrest this year spread through Egypt, Syria, ...

For centuries Leptis Magna was a lost, buried city. Founded by far-ranging Phoenician traders, it was a great port in Carthaginian times. Later it was allied to Rome, but the city fathers made the ...

A majestic but forgotten Roman city overlooking the Mediterranean in North Africa? It sounded too good to be true when I first read about Leptis Magna in an article by Geoff Dyer in Prospect magazine ...

Former electrician volunteers time to make sure site isn’t looted or vandalised Leptis Magna, Libya: Ali Hribish stands by the Arch of Septimius Severus which dominates Libya’s ancient city of Leptis ...

Among the Roman Empire’s most beautiful cities, Leptis Magna lies neglected and shunned by tourists after a decade of war, but some see its potential for rebirth. There is no queue at the gate and ...

Leptis Magna was enlarged and embellished by Septimius Severus, who was born there and later became emperor. It was one of the most beautiful cities of the Roman Empire, with its imposing public ...

Aerial photographer Jason Hawkes flew over Libya and photographed the ancient Roman cities of Leptis Magna and Sabratha from the air. The Egyptians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, ...

LEPTIS MAGNA, Libya — Ali Hribish stands by the Arch of Septimius Severus which dominates Libya's ancient city of Leptis Magna, brandishing letters of thanks for his efforts to protect the site. The ...