- The Ruins of Sabratha lie beside the sea, 43 miles (70km) west of Tripoli in Libya.
- It was a Roman port city in the Province of Tripolitana and is a Unesco World Heritage Site.
History
- Sabratha was one of the three cities of the ‘Tripolis’, which included Oea and Leptis Magna,
Ruins
- Basilica (6th century CE)
- Bes Mausoleum
- Capitolium
- Curia
- Forum
- Forum Baths
- Harbour (crumbling)
- Mosaics
- Olive Press Building
- Theatre of Sabratha with its backdrop on three levels.
- Temple of Liber Pater
- Temple of Isis
- Temple of Serapis
- Theatre Baths
Museums
- Sabrata Museum
- This is located on the Archeological Site of Sabratha.
- National Museum of Libya, Tripoli.
- Also known as the Red Castle Museum, it holds many artefacts from Sabratha.
In Films
- The Black Tent 1956
- with Donald Sinden, Anthony Steel and Anna Maria Sandri. Much of the Film is set in the ruins of Sabratha.
Sabratha, Libya