Roman ruins in Leptis Magna, Libya
I can't believe that it has been TWENTY YEARS!!

Libya, October 2005.

We took a small group tour around the highlights of Libya: Tripoli, Leptis Magna, Sabratha, Cyrene & Apollonia, Tobruk, Benghazi, Ghadames, Germa & Ubari desert.

The archaeology was amazing. A combination of ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine cities, with minimal excavation and tourism. Desert oases and caravan towns.

In a few years, Gaddafi would be deposed and the country would descend into a civil war that is still going on.

1. Tripoli, 2. Leptis Magna, 3. Leptis Magna, 4. Cyrene, 5. Apollonia, 6. Tobruk, 7. Ubari, 8. Germa, 9. Nalut

#Travel #Libya #Memory #Tripoli #Tobruk #Ghadames #Ubari #Desert #History #LeptisMagna
🪷 #NationalRelaxationDay 15 Aug: #Antinous as a relaxing athlete with attributes of #Apollo / #Dionysus / #Aesculapius. Statue from Hadrianic Baths in #LeptisMagna Libya. A nearby unrelated inscription says "#Antinoo the Fruitful God" (deus #frugiferus) a reference to #Dionysos. 🪷
🪷 #Antinous with attributes of #Apollo/#Dionysus/#Aesculapius statue in Tripoli Libya museum. Found at #LeptisMagna baths. Dedication: [Anti]noo / [d]eo / [Fru]gifero / [Lepcita]ni publice
Translation: Antinous the Fruitful (good) God, of (by) the people of Leptis. #Frugiferus. 🪷
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🪷 #NationalRelaxationDay 15 August: #Antinous as a relaxing athlete with attributes of #Apollo/#Dionysus/#Aesculapius. Statue from Hadrianic Baths in #LeptisMagna Libya. A nearby unrelated inscription says "#Antinoo the Fruitful God" (deus #frugiferus) a reference to #Dionysos. 🪷
🪷 The pose with right arm on head hints at #Apollo #Lykeios stretching for a new adventure. #Antinous strikes the same pose in this statue from the Hadrianic Baths in #LeptisMagna Libya. Inscription says "#Antinoo the Fruitful God" (deus #frugiferus) a reference to #Dionysus.🪷
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