Archaeological Sites in Libya
Al-Mnaykhrat
(Late 6th c. BC) Al-Mnaykhrat (or Mnechret) is a Greek rock-cut tomb in northeastern Libya's Cyrenaica region, approximately 2.15 metres in height, carved into a cliff on the west side of the Wadi…
Apollonia, Cyrenaica
Apollonia in Cyrenaica was founded by Greek colonists as the port of Cyrene, located 20 km (12 mi) to the southwest[1]. It became a significant commercial centre in the southern Mediterranean[1].
Khoms
Al-Khums (Khoms) is a Mediterranean port city in northern Libya, historically established by Phoenician traders during the 1st millennium BC as a coastal settlement [1]. The city has served as an…
Leptis Magna Museum
An archaeological museum. It contains evidence of people of different origins that once inhabited the city of Leptis Magna, including Berber, Punic, Phoenicians and Romans. The remains preserved in…
Lighthouse of Leptis Magna
The remains of an ancient lighthouse at the harbour of Leptis Magna, a major Phoenician and Roman city at the mouth of the Wadi Lebda in present-day Al-Khums, Libya. Founded by Phoenicians as early…
Ptolemais (Cyrenaica)
Ptolemais was one of the five cities forming the Pentapolis of Cyrenaica, founded by a Ptolemaic king, probably Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-221 BC), on the site of an earlier Greek port for the city…
Shahhat
Shahhat (ancient Cyrene) is a town in northeastern Libya on the Mediterranean coast [1]. Located 24 km east of Bayda in the Jabal al Akhdar district, the site remains a notable archaeological…
Temple of Zeus
(6th c. BC - 4th c. AD) The Temple of Zeus was built around the 6th century BC, rebuilt by the Romans in the 2nd century after the Jewish Revolt in 115 AD where it was destroyed, and destroyed again…
Temple of Zeus
The Temple of Zeus at Cyrene was the largest Greek temple in Libya and larger than the Parthenon in Athens [1]. Originally built in Doric style around 500-480 BC, it stood on a three-stepped platform…
The Arch of Septimius Severus
The Arch of Septimius Severus at Leptis Magna is a rare tetrapylon (four-way triumphal arch) erected around 203 CE to honor the Libya-born Roman emperor's visit to his hometown. Standing at the…
The Ruins of Cyrene
Cyrene, founded around 631 BC by Greek colonists from Thera, became one of the principal cities of the Hellenistic world and later a major Roman capital [1]. The city flourished for nearly a…