Located near the mouth of the Wadi Lebda on the Mediterranean, Leptis, also known as Lepcis Magna, was a major city of the Carthaginian Empire and Roman Libya. Originally founded as a Punic community about 500 BC, the city saw phenomenal development under the reign of Septimius Severus, the Roman Emperor who ruled from 193 to 211 AD and was born in the city. Here, the 3rd Augustan Legion was positioned to protect the city from attacks by Berbers. In the latter part of the third century, the city ... (Read More)