Boreum (Buerat / Bū Grādah) – Syrtic Frontier
Boreum · Boreon · Buerat · Bu Grada
Roman / Byzantine·Roman·🇱🇾 Tripolitania–Cyrenaica border, Gulf of Sirte coast, Libya
About
About Boreum (Buerat / Bū Grādah) – Syrtic Frontier
Customs fort marking Tripolitania–Cyrenaica boundary at Syrtis Major where road hugged sea past Arae Philaenorum. Fortlet with bath and cisterns praised by Sallust. Recorded context — Period: Roman / Byzantine; Culture: Roman; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: limestone, sandstone; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersSignificant regional centre illustrating cultural transition.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology refinement
- 02Function of enclosures
Theories
- 01Trade corridor 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
- Augustan road station; Diocletianic castellum c.290
- Period
- Roman / Byzantine
- Culture
- Roman
- Purpose
- Regional centre / fortified town and trade node
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Augustan road station; Diocletianic castellum c.290
Initial construction
c. 1521 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
31.3833° N · 15.7000° E · 5 m · 2 mapped features
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