Preface	7
The Roman Background of Tripolitania	17
The Town of Leptis Magna	33
The Town of Sabratha	48
Bibliography	55
Index	55

1. Aerial view looking east. nnn 2. Aerial view looking northeast over the Theatre. nnn 3. View of arches forming the southeastern entrance to the Market. nnn 4. View of arches forming the entrance at the southeastern end of the Market. nnn 5. Architrave block over the entrance to the court or chamber at the southeast end of the stage of the Theatre. nnn 6. View along the street leading to the southeast entrance of the Theatre. nnn 7. The Theatre as seen from the southwest. nnn 8. Interior of the Theatre. nnn 9. View showing the seats of the Theatre. nnn 10. The location in the Theatre where the Temple or Shrine to Ceres was placed. nnn 11. The northwestern end of the auditorium of the Theatre. nnn 12. The upper stories of the Theatre's outer wall. nnn 13. View looking northwest across end wall of the Chalcidicum toward the outer wall of the Theatre. nnn 14. The southeastern section of the Theatre's outer wall. nnn 15. The southeastern section of the Theatre's outer wall as seen from the street. nnn 16. Aerial view showing the Theatre, the Chalcidicum enclosure, and the Market. nnn 17. The stage of the Theatre as seen looking across to the southeast entrance. nnn 18. Ruins of the stage in the Theatre looking toward the northwestern exit. nnn 19. View of the stage in the Theatre as seen from the floor of the orchestra. nnn 20. The stage of the Theatre as viewed from the upper row of seats at the western side of the auditorium. nnn 21. View of the Theatre stage from one of the auditorium entrances in the western section. nnn p12 22. The cleaned portico of the Chalcidicum facing on the Cardo. nnn 23. View of the columns on the platform located in front of the small temple in the main southeast entrance colonnade of the Chalcidicum. nnn 24. The main southeast colonnade of the Chalcidicum entrance. nnn 25.The Arch of Trajan as seen from the southwest, spanning the Cardo. nnn 26. View looking northeast along the Cardo to the Arch of Trajan and the Arch of Tiberius. nnn 27. The western pool in the frigidarium of the Hadrianic Baths. nnn 28. Detail of the stone archway over the entrance to the pool in the tepidarium of the Hadrianic Baths. nnn 29. The latrine in the northeast corner of the Hadrianic Baths. nnn 30. View of the Palaestra in front of the Hadrianic Baths. nnn 31. Eastern end of the Palaestra. nnn 32. View looking northwest along the street leading to the four‑way Arch of Septimius Severus. nnn 33. The southwestern side of the four‑way Arch of Septimius Severus. nnn 34. The southwestern side of the four‑way Arch of Septimius Severus, showing the Arch of Trajan in the distance. nnn 35. Inscription to Augusta Salutaris atop the northwest wall of the Cardo. nnn 36. A closer view of the inscription to Augusta Salutaris. nnn 37. Interior of the Severan Forum looking toward the Basilica at the northeast end. nnn 38. The reconstituted arches of the southeastern section of the colonnade surrounding the Severan Forum. nnn 39. One of the Gorgon heads on the southeastern arcade of the Severan Forum. nnn 40. View looking toward the southeastern apse of the Severan Basilica. nnn 41. Interior of the Severan Basilica. nnn 42. A portion of the northeastern colonnade of the Severan Basilica nnn

43. View looking eastward along the coast.	nnn
44. Aerial view showing the Theatre, the Temple of Isis, the Forum, and the courtyard of the Antonine Temple.	nnn
p13 45. Aerial view looking westward.	nnn
46. The Forum looking toward the southwest end.	nnn
47. Columns standing on the southeast wall of the podium of the East Forum Temple, and columns from the Forum's southeast portico.	nnn
48. Columns on the southeast wall of the podium of the East Forum Temple as seen from the inside of the podium.	nnn
49. The Forum as seen looking northwest over the adjacent ruins.	nnn
50. View looking northwest toward the Forum.	nnn
51. The opening or gate init Byzantine wall.	nnn
52. The sunken court and surrounding colonnade of a private house.	nnn
53. View looking northeast toward the Theatre.	nnn
54. The southwestern wall of the Theatre auditorium.	nnn
55. View of the supporting walls and corridors beneath the seats of the Theatre.	nnn
56. Interior of the Theatre auditorium.	nnn
57. Aerial view of the Theatre from the southeast.	nnn
58. The Theatre as viewed from the southwest.	nnn
59. View looking northeast from the seating area of the Theatre.	nnn
60. The exterior wall of the Theatre auditorium as seen from the west.	nnn
61. The southwestern section of the auditorium wall of the Theatre.	nnn
62. View into the peripheral corridor beneath the seats on the western side of the Theatre.	nnn
63. The west end of the scaenae frons of the Theatre.	nnn
64. The Theatre as seen from the south.	nnn
65. The west face of the Theatre auditorium.	nnn
66. View looking north through the ruins of the seats in the auditorium toward the scaenae frons of the Theatre.	nnn
67. Looking northwest toward the stage of the Theatre.	nnn
68. The scaenae frons, the stage, and the orchestra of the Theatre.	nnn
69. The stage of the Theatre viewed from its western end.	nnn
70. A decorated niche in the supporting wall along the front of the stage in the Theatre.	nnn
71. Decorative frieze along the supporting wall of the Theatre stage.	nnn

72. Antinous-like statue from the Hadrianic Baths (Leptis Magna). nnn 73. Statue of Artemis of Ephesus (Leptis Magna). nnn 74. Imperial statue showing close view of the detail on the cuirass (Leptis Magna). nnn 75. Marble statue of a goddess (Leptis Magna). nnn 76. Marble portrait heads for insertion in statues (Leptis Magna). nnn 77. Marble statue of a god or hero. nnn 78. Marble statues and a Punic inscription (Leptis Magna). nnn 79. Marble statue of Athena (Leptis Magna). nnn 80. Marble statue of a god (Leptis Magna). nnn 81. Statue of Aphrodite (Leptis Magna). nnn 83. Marble portrait statue of a magistrate (Leptis Magna). nnn 83. Reconstruction of the Exedra of Septimius Severus (Leptis Magna). nnn 84. Mosaic, fragments of statues, and portrait heads (Leptis Magna). nnn 85. Mosaic from the region just to the north of the Palaestra (Leptis Magna). nnn 86. Portrait head of Augustus (Leptis Magna). nnn 87. Portrait head of Tiberius (Leptis Magna). nnn 88. Julio-Claudian portrait head. nnn 89. A group of three marble statues (Leptis Magna). nnn 90. Mosaic. nnn 91. Mosaic (Sabratha). nnn 92. Mosaic decoration from the Oceanus Baths (Sabratha). nnn 93. Mosaics (Sabratha). nnn 94. Bust of the goddess Concordia (Sabratha). nnn 95. Statue of the goddess Coelestis (Sabratha). nnn 96. Mosaics and column bases from the Justinianic Basilica (Sabratha). nnn 97. Mosaic from the Justinianic Basilica (Sabratha). nnn