Lepcis Magna: Phoenician colony, later part of the Carthaginian empire, the kingdom of Massinissa, and the Roman empire. Its most famous son was the emperor Septimius Severus (r.193-211).
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Lepcis Magna: Phoenician colony, later part of the Carthaginian empire, the kingdom of Massinissa, and the Roman empire. Its most famous son was the emperor Septimius Severus (r.193-211).Literary texts
The foundation of Lepcis (Sallust, History of the Jugurthine War 78)
The Philaeni (Sallust,…
Leuci (Greek Λευκοί): tribe in Gallia Belgica, inhabitants of the Roman cities Tullum, Nasium, and Andesina.The land
The Meuse near Domrémy-la-Pucelle
The land…
Arnhem-Meinerswijk: site of a Roman limes fort, almost certainly identical to Levefanum.Meinerswijk
The site of Arnhem-Meinerswijk
Meinerswijk, the southern part of the…
Limes Tripolitanus: frontier zone (limes) of the Roman empire in the west of what is now called Libya. It is interesting because it was not a just a defense line, but is also an example of human intervention in the…
Limyra (Greek: Λιμύρα): town in Lycia, modern Turunçova. In Lycian, it was called Zemuri or Zemu.History
Attic red-figured vase painting from Limyra
The…
Titus Livius or Livy (59 BCE - 17 CE): Roman historian, author of the authorized version of the history of the Roman republic.A large part of Livy's History of Rome since the Foundation is now lost, but fortunately we have…