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Libya: Mediterranean cities from Leptis Magna to Cyrene

Cinematic composition representing the archaeological heritage and historic landscape of Libya
ArkeoExpo visual compositionA contextual cover representing the country’s heritage landscape; not a documentary record of one monument.

Archaeological Sites

Leptis Magna

7th C. BC – 7th C. AD
UNESCO World Heritage (1982)

Leptis Magna was one of the Roman Empire's most important port cities.

Cyrene

7th c. BCE–Roman period
UNESCO World Heritage

A Greek colonial city whose temples, necropolis and Roman phases connect the Mediterranean with the North African hinterland.

Sabratha

Phoenician–Roman periods
UNESCO World Heritage

A trading settlement transformed into a Roman port city, read through its theatre, public buildings and coastal economy.

Verified country dossier · 27 July 2026

ArkeoExpo · Libya

Mediterranean cities from Leptis Magna to Cyrene

5World Heritage properties

The Libya file now connects Leptis Magna, Cyrene and Sabratha through chronology, settlement form, production, belief, exchange and conservation. The sites are not collapsed into one period or cultural system; each is read through its own material and historical context.

Chronology and archaeological context

Mediterranean coasts connect ports, cities, hinterlands and sea routes. Avoid reducing local tradition and Phoenician, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic or later phases to a one-way story of influence.

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Leptis Magna

Period
7th C. BC – 7th C. AD
Heritage / protection record
UNESCO World Heritage (1982)

Context in this file

Leptis Magna was one of the Roman Empire's most important port cities.

Official institutionDirect property record
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Cyrene

Period
7th c. BCE–Roman period
Heritage / protection record
UNESCO World Heritage

Context in this file

A Greek colonial city whose temples, necropolis and Roman phases connect the Mediterranean with the North African hinterland.

Official institutionDirect property record
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Sabratha

Period
Phoenician–Roman periods
Heritage / protection record
UNESCO World Heritage

Context in this file

A trading settlement transformed into a Roman port city, read through its theatre, public buildings and coastal economy.

Official institutionDirect property record

How should the archaeological landscape be read?

Libya

Mediterranean coasts connect ports, cities, hinterlands and sea routes. Avoid reducing local tradition and Phoenician, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic or later phases to a one-way story of influence.

Official institutionUNESCO country record

What should you notice on site?

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Stratigraphy

Do not confuse the visible monument with earlier phases beneath or around it.

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Material

Stone, mudbrick, ceramic, metal and organic remains survive under different conditions.

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Function

Separate original use, later repair and modern symbolic meaning.

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Scale

Do not infer an entire economy or belief system from one monumental building.

Direct heritage sources

Libya

Starting records for checking site names, status and current conservation information.

Evidence-led country file · 24 July 2026

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