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Also Known As Labdah • Labqi • Lepcis Magna • Lpqi

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Leptis Magna, Libya: Roman amphitheatre
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Leptis Magna, Libya: Arch of Trajan
Leptis Magna, Libya: Arch of Septimius Severus
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Extent of the Roman Empire in 117 ce
Roman Empire
ancient state [27 bce-476 ce]
Libya
Libya
Tripolitania
Tripolitania
region, Libya
Al-Khums
Libya

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Septimius
Septimius Severus
Roman emperor

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