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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. The well preserved Theatre was built around AD 1-2 and is one of oldest Roman theatres found anywhere in the Roman world.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the columned ruins of Roman Villa of the Four Seasons which dates from the 4th century AD. The beautiful Four Season mosaic in the museum was found here.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. The well preserved Theatre was built around AD 1-2 and is one of oldest Roman theatres found anywhere in the Roman world.
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  • Egypt. Luxor. The Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina) ruins of the village<br />
where the Kings and Queens tomb builders and craftsmen lived.
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  • Egypt. Luxor. The Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina) ruins of the village<br />
where the Kings and Queens tomb builders and craftsmen lived.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of a sand stone block with an ancient Greek inscription carved into it along the once paved decumanus also known as monumental road which was the premier address of the ancient city. Founded in the 4th century BC, Ptolemais is located on the site of the port or harbour of Barca, an ancient 7th century BC Greek colony situated between the Mediterranean Sea and the steep slopes of the Cyrenaica plateau.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of restored columns at the Greek Agora / marketplace and which was later used as forum by the Romans. The two tall ionic columns in the rear of image belonged to a temple which may have been dedicated to the Capitoline Triad (Jupiter, Juni and Minerva). Below the Agora are reservoirs / cisterns that were originally built by the Greeks to store water that arrived via an aqueduct from mountain springs 25 kilometres away.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya.  View of many wonderful ancient remnants of former glories strewn around the courtyard of the Forum of Severus or New Forum. Built during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 AD), the forum was an open aired, measuring 100m by 60m, its floor was covered with marble and surrounded by colonnaded porticoes with cipollino columns and capitals decorated with the lotus and acanthus.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the columns and ruins of the impressive Columned Palace or Villa of the Columns which occupied over 600 sq m and included a central peristyle or two level galleried courtyard with a sunken swimming pool. Originally dating from the 2nd century BC the building remains essentially Greek, even though the complex was remodelled over the course of time especially during the Roman period.
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  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the Keep from the Castello di Eurialo, the castle that formed part of the massive Greek defensive installation built to protect Ortygia – ancient Syracuse from invaders. The limestone fortifications were imposed by Dionysus the Elder in the 4th century BC and later improved by Hieron II. The fortification ran for a length of 32 kilometres, totally enclosing the city and is considered the most impressive Greek defences to have survived from antiquity. The castle is seven kilometres from the heart of Syracuse.
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  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the Acropolis defensive terraced wall which was continually being updated between the 6th and 4th centuries BC.
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  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. Panoramic view of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
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  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View of the rear of the front façade and columns of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains. Dating from between 426 – 416 BC.
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  • Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the train line beside the Himera archaeological site with the imposing Monte San Calogero in the distance, located centrally on the north coast of Sicily.
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  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. Panoramic view of the central south coast town of Seccagrande from the ancient Greek archaeological park at Eraclea Minoa.
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  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of ruins of the so called governor’s house which are under cover for preservation. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
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  • Agrigento. Sicily. Italy.  Ruins of one of the pilasters formed the wall of the cella at the east end of the monumental Temple of Olympian Zeus. Begun in 480 BC to celebrate the victory over the Carthaginians at Himera, the temple was never completely finished, however it was largest Doric temple in the Greek world, measuring 113 x 56 metres and 30 metres high.
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  • Agrigento. Sicily. Italy.  View along the Via Sacra to the magnificent Greek Doric Temple of Concord or Tempio della Concordia at the Valley of the Temples. Dating from around 430 BC, the Temple has all of its original 34 local shell limestone columns still standing in a peripteral hexastyle plan of 6 by 13 columns, only the ceiling and roof are missing. It was converted into a Christian church in the 6th century AD, which ensured it preservation.
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  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. View of the copy of the statue group by the great 6th century sculptor Genelos. Dating from 560 - 550 B.C, the steeped pedestal originally contained 6 statues of which four have survived. The statues are representing a father, mother and children are of a distinguished family of the time.  Each of the figures has an inscription stating its name. The work displays interesting innovations that influenced the art of Ionia
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  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. The lone 10 metre high column amongst the ruins of the foundations of the once Great Temple to Hera. This temple was the third of tyrant Polykrates engineering feats during his reign in the 6th century BC. In ancient times the column in view reached the amazing height of 20 metres and was one of a total of 155 columns used for the temple. The Great temple is in the main sanctuary of ancient Samos, located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
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  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. The lone 10 metre high column amongst the ruins of the foundations of the once Great Temple to Hera. This temple was the third of tyrant Polykrates engineering feats during his reign in the 6th century BC. In ancient times the column in view reached the amazing height of 20 metres and was one of a total of 155 columns used for the temple. The Great temple is in the main sanctuary of ancient Samos, located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the central peristyle or two level galleried courtyard with a sunken swimming pool of the impressive Columned Palace or Villa of the Columns which occupied over 600 sq m. Originally dating from the 2nd century BC the building remains essentially Greek, even though the complex was remodelled over the course of time especially during the Roman period.
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  • Sabratha. Libya. View inside room three of the Roman Museum of a colossal bust of Jupiter or Zeus from the Temple of Jupiter.
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  • Sabratha. Libya. View of ancient Vats in the North-western Quarter of the ancient site which were possibly used to produce fish products.
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  • Nalut. Libya. View of the landscape from Nalut castle which is located 650 metres above sea level in the Berber heartland in the Western Mountains, or Jebel Nafusa.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. The well preserved Theatre was built around AD 1-2 and is one of oldest Roman theatres found anywhere in the Roman world.
    Libya_Leptis_Magna_138.tif
  • Leptis Magna. Libya.  One of the entrances to the Forum of Severus or New Forum from the Colonnaded Street. Built during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 AD), the forum was an open aired, measuring 100m by 60m and its floor was covered with marble. nd unspoiled Roman ruins in the Mediterranean.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya.  One of the two suites of Latrines that sit on either side of the entrance to the Baths of Hadrian. This suite was completely covered with its roof supported by cipollino columns. The Baths were constructed in 126-127 AD and remodelled in the time of the Emperors Commodus (180-192AD) and Septimius Severus.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. The restored four way Arch of Septimius Severus, built hastily in AD 203 to commemorate the visit of the Roman Emperor and his family back to his native city.
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  • Wadi Al Kuf. Libya. View of the cable stayed road bridge rises 160 metres and spans 282 metres across a section of the Wadi Al Kuf or Green mountains near Al Bayda. The bridge was designed by Italians civil engineer Riccardo Morandi and was built between 1965 and 1971.
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  • Latrun. Libya. View of the restored Byzantine Western Church / Basilica at the small town of L’Atrun or Al Athrun which is located approximately 35 kilometres from Apollonia in the region of Cyrenaica.
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  • El Jem. Tunisia. Panoramic view of the intact south side honey coloured stone façade of the magnificent ancient Roman amphitheatre. Dating from 230-238 AD, the splendid Roman amphitheatre or Colosseum of El Jem is the third largest in the Roman world and is one of the most impressive Roman monuments in Africa. The Colosseum of El Jem is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Dougga. Tunisia. View of the well preserved ancient Roman theatre. Dating from 168 AD, the theatre is carved into a hill and consisted of 3 tiers of 19 rows each which accommodated an audience of 3500. An inscription proclaims that Publius Marcius Quadratus, a wealthy resident, financed the building of the theatre.
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  • Dougga. Tunisia. View of an intact paved street and stone walls along a section of the archaeological site.
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  • Dougga. Tunisia. View of the Capitolium and its grand portico through the striking doorway of the Dar el-Achab. Dating from 166 AD and dedicated to the gods Saturn, Juno and Minerva, the impressive Capitolium portico is fronted with six enormously tall fluted columns topped by a pediment which features a Relief sculpture of Emperor Antoninus Pius.
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  • Bulla Regia. Tunisia.   View of the ground level courtyard with columns at the house of the hunt roman villa. Directly below is an entire underground residence of lavish style with a dining room and bedrooms and centred with open air colonnaded courtyard. Situated in north-western Tunisia and lying in an extremely fertile region the ancient Roman city of Bulla Regia is famed for its unique and distinctive underground villas built by the wealthy Romans in the second and third centuries AD to escape the baking Tunisian summer heat.
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  • Bulla Regia. Tunisia. View of ancient roman street at the ancient city. Situated in north-western Tunisia and lying in an extremely fertile region the ancient Roman city of Bulla Regia is famed for its unique and distinctive underground villas built by the wealthy Romans in the second and third centuries AD to escape the baking Tunisian summer heat.
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  • Petra. Jordan. View of the 1st century classical styled theatre at the Red Rose city of Petra. Built by the Nabataeans using a Hellenistic design, the theatre was renovated and enlarged by the Romans when they arrived in 106 AD. The theatre could accommodate around 8500 people.
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  • Jerash. Jordan.  View of the soaring portico Corinthian columns of the Temple of Artemis which dates from 150 AD. Artemis the daughter of Zeus was the patron goddess of Jerash. Situated in northern Jordan the expansive Greco-Roman ancient city of Jerash is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman provincial towns in the Mediterranean.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Entrance to the tomb of Ramsses V and VII at the Valley of the Kings.
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  • Luxor Egypt. Ruined seated Colossus adorns the Eighth Pylon's West Wing at the Karnak Temple complex.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. The Obelisk of Tuthmosis at the Temple of Amun at Karnak
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  • Luxor. Egypt. View towards the Great Hypostyle Hall at the Temple of Amun of Karnak. The hall is a monumental forest of 134 columns, 23 metres in height, all engraved with hieroglyphs and bas-reliefs.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Theatrical porticoed courtyard with Osiris columns in the Temple of Ramses III at the Temple of Amun in Karnak.
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  • Egypt. Inside view of the west colonnade flanking the outer courtyard that leads to the first pylon of the temple of Isis on Philae (Agilkia Island) in Lake Nasser near Aswan.
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  • Abu Simbel. Egypt.  Visitor graffiti adorns the legs of the 4 statues of Ramses with the most famous being Greek inscriptions written by ancient Greek mercenaries in 591 BC.
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  • Abu Simbel. Egypt. Tourists surround and admire one of the most famous temples of the world – the 13th century BC Great Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel.
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  • Abu Simbel. Egypt. Tourists surround and admire one of the most famous temples of the world – the 13th century BC Great Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel.
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  • Delos . Greece.  Panoramic view of the North side of the island of Delos as seen from the summit of Mount Kynthos. Sacred Delos is the birthplace of the Greek God Apollo and his twin sister the Greek Goddess Artemis and one of most important ancient sites in the Mediterranean. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Delos. Greece. General view of the archaeological site and the ancient stone cut staircase that provides access to the summit of Mount Kynthos, the highest point on the island of Delos.
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  • Delos. Greece. The remains of the marble Temple of Aphrodite dating from the 4th century BC. The temple comprised a sekos and closed pronaos. It housed a marble statue of Aphrodite holding a wooden flask and wearing gold earrings.
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  • Delos. Greece. View of a headless marble sculpture of a female figure and the restored Temple of Isis at the Sanctuary of the Egyptian Gods. The temple with two Doric columns in antis dates from the 2nd century BC. Sacred Delos is the birthplace of the Greek God Apollo and his twin sister the Greek Goddess Artemis and one of most important ancient sites in the Mediterranean. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Delos . Greece.  Pillar supporting an oversized phallus, symbol of Dionysus worship. This is found at the small temple dedicated to Dionysus, the Stoivadeion, which is a rectangular exedra. Adorning the front is the phallic bird, symbol of the body's immortality and relief scenes from the Dionysian circle are found on the side.  Sacred Delos is the birthplace of the Greek God Apollo and his twin sister the Greek Goddess Artemis and one of most important ancient sites in the Mediterranean. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Temple of Apollo, built in local limestone in the 6th century BC and the oldest peripteral Doric temple in Sicily. Dedicated to the Greek god Apollo, the Temple had an elongated plan with a colonnade of 6 by 17 columns, and its extensive ruins include part of the cella wall, columns stumps and two monolithic Doric columns, estimated to weigh 35 tons each. Through its long life, the temple was converted into a Christian Byzantine church, then an Arab mosque, a Norman church and lastly into Spanish prison. The Temple is located on the tiny island of Ortygia, the original settlement of Syracuse, a former power house of the Mediterranean, located on the south east corner of Sicily.
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  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the Piazza Duomo, an attractive irregular square, which is surrounded by harmonious and striking Baroque buildings. The highlight of the square is the Duomo, a 7th century AD church with an 18th century Baroque façade, built on the foundations and incorporating the Doric columns from the 5th century BC Greek Temple of Athena. The Piazza Duomo is located on the tiny island of Ortygia, the original settlement of Syracuse, a former power house of the Mediterranean, located on the south east corner of Sicily.
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  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View at the Parco Archeologico of the Roman amphitheatre, hollowed out of the hillside and dating from around the 1st century BC. Elliptical is plan, the amphitheatre was mainly used for circuses and gladiatorial shows which wild animals were unfortunately part of.
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  • View of abandoned great 5th century BC cylindrical blocks at the quarries of Cave de Cusa which were to be used as Column Drums. The Quarry provided all the Masonry for the Temples at Selinunte.
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  • View of an abandoned great 5th century BC cylindrical block at the quarries of Cave de Cusa which was to be used as Column Drums. The Quarry provided all the Masonry for the Temples at Selinunte.
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  • View of palm trees and the blue waters of the Mediterranean sea from the evocative ruins of the archeological site at Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.
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  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the colossal, tangled and earthquake devastated ruins of the 6th century BC Temple G. It was possibly dedicated to the Greek God Zeus or Apollo.  Work started on the Octastyle Temple in 530 BC and still had not been completed by 409 BC when the city had been destroyed by the Carthaginians.  However its gigantic proportioned colonnaded (17 columns long and 8 wide) had been erected before being abandoned. Measuring 50 x 110 metres and with columns rising 16 metres, the Temple is one of the largest Greek Temples ever built.
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  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. Interior view towards the rear (West side) of the 5th century BC Temple E which is dedicated to Goddess Hera. In the background are the adyton walls. Dating from 460 – 450 BC, the Greek Doric Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
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  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the east front of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
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  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. Panoramic view of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
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  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View from the Greek Theatre which stands on the highest part of the ancient city at about 400 metres on the cliffs of Mount Barbaro. The theatre has a stunning backdrop overlooking the beautiful panorama of the Segestan territory which is dominated by Mount Inici. Segesta is located in eastern Sicily, the Mediterranean’s largest Island.
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  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View from the rear of the Greek Theatre which stands on the highest part of the ancient city at about 400 metres on the cliffs of Mount Barbaro.
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  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View from the interior towards the front of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
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  • Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of wall separating the cella from opisthodomos in the rear of the Temple of Victory which dates from around 470 BC. In the distance is the imposing Monte San Calogero. The Temple was built to honour the crushing defeat of the Carthaginians by the Greeks here in 480 BC. The Greek Doric peripteral and hexastyle Temple originally had 14 columns at the sides and six in front, of which only the crepidoma or stepped platform, lower part of the columns and part of the cella walls survive.
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  • Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of wall separating the cella from opisthodomos in the rear of the Temple of Victory which dates from around 470 BC. In the distance is the imposing Monte San Calogero. The Temple was built to honour the crushing defeat of the Carthaginians by the Greeks here in 480 BC. The Greek Doric peripteral and hexastyle Temple originally had 14 columns at the sides and six in front, of which only the crepidoma or stepped platform, lower part of the columns and part of the cella walls survive.
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  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
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  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
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  • Agrigento. Sicily. Italy.  A short distance from the east façade Temple of Olympian Zeus are the ruins of the enormous high altar, measuring 54,50 metre x 17,50 metres.
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  • Agrigento. Sicily. Italy.  View of the upright columns of the Temple of Heracles or Tempio di Ercole at the Valley of the Temples. Dating from around 500 BC, it is the oldest and second largest of the temples here and originally had 38 local shell limestone columns in a peripteral hexastyle plan of 6 by 15 columns. The south colonnade of the temple was partly re-erected in 1924.
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  • Agrigento. Sicily. Italy.  View of the front of the magnificent Greek Doric Temple of Concord or Tempio della Concordia at the Valley of the Temples. Dating from around 430 BC, the Temple has all of its original 34 local shell limestone columns still standing in a peripteral hexastyle plan of 6 by 13 columns, only the ceiling and roof are missing.
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  • Agrigento. Sicily. Italy.  View of the front of the magnificent Greek Doric Temple of Concord or Tempio della Concordia at the Valley of the Temples. Dating from around 430 BC, the Temple has all of its original 34 local shell limestone columns still standing in a peripteral hexastyle plan of 6 by 13 columns, only the ceiling and roof are missing.
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  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. Ruins of the early Christian Basilica which was a three-aisled structure and dates from the 5th century AD. Heraion is the main sanctuary of ancient Samos and is located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio.
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  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. Ruins of the Monopteros and Hekatompedos and Roman Temple of Hera at the sanctuary of Heraion
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  • Slonta. Libya. View of the unique rock sculptures at a religious cult sanctuary made by the indigenous Libyan population that possibly date to a time before Greeks arrived in the area in the 7th century BC. The site has curious mix of carvings in the rock including childlike figures, human faces and various animal figures like pigs, lions, sheep, horses, dogs and snakes. It is believed the temple’s round rock pillar base in the centre of the small site supported the roof of the cave in which collapsed at an unknown time in the past.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. Remains of the three 3rd century AD Roman Arches which could possible have been named after Constantine. The Arches stand at the intersection of the first cardo and the decumanus which indicates that the city centre was located here.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View along the second cardo which was one of the two north-south roads of the ancient city. The blue waters of the Mediterranean are in the background.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the central courtyard with a sunken swimming pool of the impressive Columned Palace or Villa of the Columns which occupies over 600 sq m. Originally dating from the 2nd century BC the building remains essentially Greek, even though the complex was remodelled over the course of time especially during the Roman period.
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  • Sabratha. Libya. View of several mosaics and painted wall plaster found in Room 4 of the Roman Museum.
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  • Sabratha. Libya. The courtyard of the Roman museum.
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  • Sabratha. Libya. View of a section of the partially restored arched outer ring of the theatre which originally dates from 175-200 AD and in its heyday could seat over 5000 spectators.
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  • Sabratha. Libya. View of a headless but beautifully sculptured and draped marble statue of a female figure overlooking the sea beside the Seaward baths.
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  • Sabratha. Libya. View of the restored arch at the west end entrance of the Curia or Council chamber with the great theatre in the background. The Curia was a meeting place of the city’s magistrates and senators and was originally built in the first century AD and then rebuilt in the fourth century after being destroyed by the 365 AD earthquake.
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  • Sabratha. Libya. View towards the Curia or Council chamber forecourt and restored arch at the west end entrance. The Curia was a meeting place of the city’s magistrates and senators and was originally built in the first century AD and then rebuilt in the fourth century after being destroyed by the 365 AD earthquake. A feature of it is the remains of the columns of cipollino and grey granite that once adorned the rectangular portico.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. Marble carving exhibit at the museum. The site of Leptis Magna is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the most spectacular and unspoiled Roman ruins in the Mediterranean.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. The marble statue of Serapis in the form of Aesculapius inside Room 7 at the museum which is devoted to the rich haul of sculpture from the Temple of Serapis.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. View of a Roman inscription on a stone block in the middle of the Amphitheatre which lays beside the Libyan and Mediterranean Seas. Originally constructed around AD 56, the Amphitheatre had a capacity of 16,000 spectators and was used to entertain the masses and their lust for blood sports.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. View from the top of theatre of some of the vast archaeological site of the Leptis Magna which is situated beside the Libyan and Mediterranean seas and was the largest and greatest Roman city in Africa.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. A copy of the original measuring stone used for fabric lengths at the market dating from the 3rd century AD. The Roman market was built around 8-9 BC with alterations and enhancements made during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 AD).
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. View of one of the two octagonal halls that were setup with stalls so traders could sell goods such as fruit and vegetables, fabrics and imported goods.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya.  View of many wonderful ancient remnants of former glories strewn around the courtyard of the Forum of Severus or New Forum. Built during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 AD), the forum was an open aired, measuring 100m by 60m, its floor was covered with marble and surrounded by colonnaded porticoes with cipollino columns and capitals decorated with the lotus and acanthus.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. A abandoned decorative marble element from the half collapsed Nymphaeum or temple of Nymphs which was built during the reign Septimius Severus (193-211 AD). Marble columns in the distance are near the entrance to the great Colonnaded Street.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. The restored four way Arch of Septimius Severus, built hastily in AD 203 to commemorate the visit of the Roman Emperor and his family back to his native city.
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  • Wadi al Kuf. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the spectacular scenery of the Wadi al-Kuf which stretchers for about 8 kilometres in the in Akhdar Mountains or Green Mountains. The picturesque landscape of wooded cliffs is pockmarked with caves. The Libyan resistance fighters retreated to these caves during the fierce battles against the Italian forces during the Italian occupation in 1927 and 1928. The Hollywood movie Lion of the Desert starting Anthony Quinn was filmed here and it immortalized Omar Al Mokhtar who was the famous leader of the Libyan resistance.
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  • Latrun. Libya. View of the restored Byzantine Western Church / Basilica at the small town of L’Atrun or Al Athrun which is located approximately 35 kilometres from Apollonia in the region of Cyrenaica.
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  • El Jem. Tunisia. View of long hall or room in the archaeological museum that has numerous very large Roman mosaics hanging on the walls and laying on the floor.
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  • El Jem. Tunisia. View of room with a mosaic that depicts a Birth of Venus scene executed in the manner of Botticelli, accompanied by dolphins and fish. The room and mosaic is from the lavish Roman Villa named Maison d’Afrique that has been relocated and rebuilt in its entirety at the archaeological museum.
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  • El Jem. Tunisia. Partial view of the peristyle courtyard of the lavish Roman Villa named Maison d’Afrique that has been relocated and rebuilt in its entirety at the archaeological museum.
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