Leptis Magna. Libya. One of the three entrances from the stage to the scenery. The Romans built the theatre around 1-2 CE, making it one of the oldest Roman theatres discovered in the Roman world.Leptis Magna. Libya. Builders constructed the well-preserved theatre around 1-2 CE, making it one of the oldest Roman theatres found anywhere in the Roman world.Leptis Magna. Libya. View of one of the two octagonal halls that were set up with stalls so traders could sell goods such as fruit and vegetables, fabrics and imported goods. This reconstructed hall was the fabric market.Leptis Magna. Libya. View of one of the two octagonal halls that were set up with stalls so traders could sell goods such as fruit and vegetables, fabrics and imported goods.Leptis Magna. Libya. Partial view of the remains of the Roman market, which was built around 8-9 CE with alterations and enhancements made during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 CE).Leptis Magna. Libya. Partial view of the remains of the Roman market, which was built around 8-9 BCE with alterations and enhancements made during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 CE). In its two octagonal halls, farmers and merchants sold fruit and vegetables, fabrics and imported goods.Leptis Magna. Libya. This is an arched entrance to the Roman market. It was constructed around 8-9 BCE and later modified and improved during Septimius Severus’ rule (193-211 CE). Farmers and merchants offered fruit and vegetables, fabrics, and imported items in the two octagonal halls.Leptis Magna. Libya. View along the Cardo Maximus to the Arch of Tiberius, which was erected in 36 CE. Further along the street is the Arch of Trajan, which was erected in 109 CED.Leptis Magna. Libya. View from the middle towards one of the two apses of the Basilica of Severus, which runs alongside the Severan Forum. Septimius Severus initiated the construction, and Caracalla, his son, finished it in 216 CE.Leptis Magna. Libya. One of the wonderful round medallions representing the mythical Medusa that are found in the Forum of Severus or the New Forum. Built during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 CE).Leptis Magna. Libya. A fascinating circular medallion depicting the legendary Medusa, discovered in the courtyard of Severus or the New Forum. This was constructed during the rule of Septimius Severus, from 193 to 211 CE.Leptis Magna. Libya. A fascinating circular medallion depicting the mythical Medusa, which can be found in the Forum’s courtyard of Severus, also known as the New Forum. . Constructed under Septimius Severus’s rule (193-211 CE), the forum was an open-air space. Its marble floor was bordered by colonnaded porticoes featuring cipollino columns and capitals adorned with lotus and acanthus motifs, all surmounted by arches.Leptis Magna. Libya. View of the Forum of Severus or New Forum arches or arcades that once sat above the courtyards colonnaded porticoes which had cipollino columns and capitals decorated with the lotus and acanthus. Built during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 CE).Leptis Magna. Libya. One of the wonderful round medallions representing the sea nymphs, or Nereids, that are found in the Forum’s courtyard of Severus or the New Forum. Built during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 CE).Leptis Magna. Libya. Ancient Greek inscription of the Greek craftsman’s name below the marble base of one column that surrounded the courtyard of the Forum of Severus or New Forum. Built during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 CE).Leptis Magna. Libya. The courtyard of the Forum of Severus, or New Forum, is strewn with sculptured gorgon heads, representing the snake-haired Medusa and the sea nymphs Nereids. Built during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 CE).Leptis Magna. Libya. One of the wonderful round medallions representing the mythical Medusa that are found in the Forum’s courtyard of Severus or the New Forum. Built during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 CE).Leptis Magna. Libya. One of the wonderful round medallions representing the sea nymphs, or Nereids, that are found in the Forum’s courtyard of Severus or the New Forum. Built during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 CE).Leptis Magna. Libya. An abandoned decorative marble element from the half-collapsed Nymphaeum, or temple of Nymphs which was built during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 CE). Marble columns in the distance are near the entrance to the great Colonnaded Street.Leptis Magna. Libya. The Apodyteria or changing room, which is near beside the Natio, or entrance of the Hadrianic baths. The Baths’ construction occurred in 126-127 AD, and Emperors Commodus (180-192 CE) and Septimius Severus later remodelled them.Leptis Magna. Libya. The larger of the two suites of latrines that sit on either side of the entrance to the Baths of Hadrian. This suite was open to the sky in the centre but protected by a portico above the marble seats.Leptis Magna. Libya. Close-up view of a marble seat and the outline of an uncut seat at the larger of the two suites of latrines that sit on either side of the entrance to the Baths of Hadrian. This suite was open to the sky in the centre but protected by a portico above the marble seats. The Baths, constructed in 126-127 CE, underwent remodelling during the reigns of Emperors Commodus (180-192 CE) and Septimius Severus.Leptis Magna. Libya. The main Tepidarium or warm room (there were 3 in total) which was surrounded by an elaborate columned enclosure. The Emperors Commodus (180-192 CE) and Septimius Severus (193-211 CE) remodelled the Hadrianic Baths, which they constructed in 126-127 CE.Leptis Magna. Libya. View of one of the small pools of the frigidarium, or cold bath, which is the most important of the Roman baths. The great hall featured enormous Corinthian columns of cipollino marble. Its walls and floors had tiles and pavement of different coloured marble, and brilliant blue and turquoise glass mosaics decorated its roof. There are small pools at either end of the central hall.Leptis Magna. Libya. The main entrance to the Baths of Hadrian. The Emperors Commodus (180-192 CE) and Septimius Severus remodelled the Baths, which construction of which began in 126-127 CE.Leptis Magna. Libya. View along an ancient Roman street to the restored four-way Arch of Septimius Severus. The Roman Emperor and his family visited his native city in 203 CE, and they built the Arch hastily to commemorate their visit.Leptis Magna. Libya. The restored four-way Arch of Septimius Severus, built hastily in 203 CE to commemorate the visit of the Roman Emperor and his family back to his native city.Leptis Magna. Libya. The restored four-way Arch of Septimius Severus, built hastily in 203 CE to commemorate the visit of the Roman Emperor and his family back to his native city.Leptis Magna. Libya. Built in haste in 203 CE, the restored four-way Arch of Septimius Severus was erected to celebrate the Roman Emperor and his family’s visit to his native city.Leptis Magna. Libya. A museum room 13 marble panel of two people, a man and a woman, looking at each other.Leptis Magna. Libya. The fine marble statue of a woman from the 3rd century CE inside Room 7 at the museum, which is devoted to the rich haul of sculpture from the Temple of Serapis.Leptis Magna. Libya. The marble statue of Serapis as Aesculapius inside Room 7 at the museum, which is devoted to the rich haul of sculpture from the Temple of Serapis.Leptis Magna. Libya. A view of the Amphitheatre next to the Libyan and the Mediterranean Sea. The Amphitheatre, completed in approximately 56 CE, had seating for 16,000 people and was utilised for public entertainment, including their demand for violent contests.Leptis Magna. Libya. View of a marble statue of young Marcus Aurelius inside Room 7 at the museum, which is devoted to the rich haul of sculpture from the Temple of Serapis.Leptis Magna. Libya. Marble bust of Neptune from Room 6 at the museum.Leptis Magna. Libya. Marble bust from Room 6 at the museum.
