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Article: DISCOVER ANCIENT LIBYA with History Today.(Brief Article)
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- October 1, 2000
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A ten-day tour of the monuments of Greek and Roman Empires April 9th-18th 2001
Roman North Africa was politically and economically vital to the Empire, commanding as it did the other side of Mare Nostrum, the Mediterranean. The two provinces in Libya formed the backbone of this polity and the outstanding archaeological remains are testimony to their importance. The desert and the cultivated, these are lands of great contrast, and the sites are a delight to visit, free from the press of tourists that throng the sites of Europe. Tripolitania's three cities of Sabrata, Oea and Leptis Magna were originally Punic (Phoenician) emporia, vital ports which handled the ...