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Verified31.6500° N · 25.1500° E · 12 m

Boreum (Al Burdi) – Desert Frontier Tower

Boreum · Al Burdi · Tabib al Burdi

Ptolemaic to Byzantine (3rd c BCE – 7th c CE)·Ptolemaic / Roman / Byzantine (Cyrenaica–Marmarica)·🇱🇾 Marmarica, Al Burdi lagoon 20 km from Egyptian border, Libya

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About Boreum (Al Burdi) – Desert Frontier Tower

Desert–lagoon frontier tower at Marmarica's Cyrenaica edge, Boreum guarded the coastal road's last water before Egyptian desert and lagoon fishery. Recorded context — Period: Ptolemaic to Byzantine (3rd c BCE – 7th c CE); Culture: Ptolemaic / Roman / Byzantine (Cyrenaica–Marmarica); Field status: unexcavated; Materials: limestone; Condition: tower base 3 m, fort trace.

Why it mattersKey Ptolemaic to Byzantine (3rd c BCE – 7th c CE) site illustrating Ptolemaic / Roman / Byzantine (Cyrenaica–Marmarica) urbanism and marmarica frontier tower protecting cyrene–paraetonium road and lagoon anchorage.

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Ptolemaic vs Roman tower phasing

Theories

  1. 01Cyrene frontier lighthouse model

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

History

How it came to be

Built
Ptolemaic watchtower 3rd c BCE; Justinianic fortress 6th c
Period
Ptolemaic to Byzantine (3rd c BCE – 7th c CE)
Culture
Ptolemaic / Roman / Byzantine (Cyrenaica–Marmarica)
Builders
Ptolemaic
Purpose
Marmarica frontier tower protecting Cyrene–Paraetonium road and lagoon anchorage
Excavation
Unexcavated

  1. Ptolemaic watchtower 3rd c BCE; Justinianic fortress 6th c

    Initial construction / foundation

  2. 20th century

    Modern archaeological survey and excavation

On the ground

Structures & features

31.6500° N · 25.1500° E · 12 m · 3 mapped features

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