LEPTIS MAGNA, Libya — Standing at the peak of the towering coliseum, the centerpiece of this Mediterranean city's majestic Roman ruins, guide Khalif Hwuita looked skyward as he heard the faint ...

But, in another sense, the traces of Libya’s ancient history here too reflect something of its fractured present. The political fault lines of Roman Libya were not unlike the ones we see today.

Archaeologists have unearthed a cache of ancient Roman silver and bronze coins as well as other treasures in the ruins of a 1,700-year-old villa on the coast of Libya.

ROME — Libya’s famed ancient Roman sites, including the sprawling seaside ruins of Leptis Magna, were spared damage by NATO during the recent airstrikes, says a London-based Libyan archaeologist .

Relaxing with his family amid the imposing Greco-Roman ruins, a tall young man from Brega, the scene of fierce fighting recently, is reluctant to give his name.

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FILE PHOTO: A general view of the ancient ruins of the Greek and Roman city of Cyrene, in Shahhat, Libya February 9, 2019. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori By Ulf Laessing CYRENE, Libya (Reuters ...

Ruins of ancient Roman home — with jars for collecting taxes — found in Libya. See it By Aspen Pflughoeft. January 22, 2025 9: ...

Ruins of ancient Roman home — with jars for collecting taxes — found in Libya. See it By Aspen Pflughoeft. January 22, 2025 11 ...

LEPTIS MAGNA, Libya -- The breathtaking ruins of this Roman Empire port city on the Mediterranean may well hold the key to a brighter economic future for Libya, which under Moammar Gadhafi was ...