Sabratha. Libya. Looking out towards the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean with the second century AD Temple of Liber
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Sabratha. Libya. Looking out towards the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean with the second century AD Temple of Liber standing out with its five large re-erected sandstone columns which were originally made of marble before being destroyed in the AD365 earthquake. In the foreground are the smaller columns of the Antonine Temple. The columns seen are made of sandstone however the originals were made of marble. Magnificently sited on the water’s edge of the Mediterranean, Sabratha was originally founded as trading post by the Carthaginians around 500 BC. Its importance and wealth attracted settlement by Hellenistic Greeks around the 2nd BC and then by the Romans in whose control the city prospered and in which the ruins seen today are a legacy of. Sabratha is considered one of the most beautiful and spectacular Roman ruined cities in the Mediterranean and is a designated UNESCO World Heritage site.