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Lies at a distance
of 123 kms to the
east of Tripoli and
3 kms from Khoms. it
is called Greater
Labda to
differentiate it
from Labda near the
city of Soussa in
Tunisia. Old history
books mentioned it
by the name of
Libbitis Megali in
Greek and Libbitls
Magna in Latin It is
possible that its
present name is
derived from the
Punic word Lebki,
which appeared on
the Phoenician coins
minted in the first
century B.C. Greeks
called it Theapolis
or the new city.
Labda is the biggest
and most important
among ancient cities
in Libya. Phoenician
immigrants settled
in it during the
first century B.C. |
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It was in ancient
times a trading
center and a
commercial seaport.
Labda prospered and
expanded its
territory during the
Libyan, Punic,
Phoenician and Roman
eras particularly
during the reign of
Roman emperor
Septimus Severius
(193 - 225 A.D).
Archaeologists link
the date of its
foundation with that
of Carthage in
Tunisia. |
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Several Punic cemeteries
were discovered under Labda
Roman amphitheater which
contained pottery untensils
dating back to the fourth
and fifth centuries B.C
Labda reached the zenith of
its glory and prosperity
during the reign of Roman
Emperor Septimus Severius.
Its archaeological sites
include fortifications built
by the Romans, victory
arches, ancient roads, ruins
of old temples and Emperor
Hadrian's baths. The main
artifacts discovered in this
city are kept in its museum.
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