Leptis Magna (aka Lepcis Magna), located in western Libya, North Africa, was a Phoenician city founded by Tyre in the 7th century BCE. Continuing to be a major city in the Roman period, it was the birthplace of Emperor Septimius Severus (r. 193-211 CE). Leptis Magna, thanks to its impressive ruins such as the Augustan Theatre, forum and Tetrapylon arch, is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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111 BCELepcis Magna becomes an ally of Rome.
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c. 127 CEThe Baths of Hadrian at Lepcis Magna are completed.
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c. 200 CEThe four-way Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus is built at Lepcis Magna.
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216 CEEnd of the architectural project of the Severan forum.
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216 CEThe Severan basilica at Lepcis Magna is built.
