Sabratha — Roman Harbour Peristyle Seafront Triple-Temple drowned forum
Phoenician (500 BCE) → Punic → Roman Septimian basilica 2nd c. CE urban expansion Severus, 365 Crete quake partially submerged 1 m·Punic → Roman Antonine Severan harbour theatre 108 m diameter with 3-storey scaenae·🇱🇾 Tripolitania, Sabratha coast west of Tripoli, western Libya, Libya
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About Sabratha — Roman Harbour Peristyle Seafront Triple-Temple drowned forum
Sabratha Guidi 1923 Severan theatre of Severus 150. Recorded context — Period: Phoenician (500 BCE) → Punic → Roman Septimian basilica 2nd c. CE urban expansion Severus, 365 Crete quake partially submerged 1 m; Culture: Punic → Roman Antonine Severan harbour theatre 108 m diameter with 3-storey scaenae; Field status: excavated; Materials: sandstone theatre, harbour moles sandstone blocks 2 m; Condition: partially submerged 1–2 m.
Why it mattersKey Punic → Roman Antonine Severan harbour theatre 108 m diameter with 3-storey scaenae port with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Seasonal gathering
- 02Observatory
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- 500 BCE Phoenician; 150 CE Severan theatre
- Period
- Phoenician (500 BCE) → Punic → Roman Septimian basilica 2nd c. CE urban expansion Severus, 365 Crete quake partially submerged 1 m
- Culture
- Punic → Roman Antonine Severan harbour theatre 108 m diameter with 3-storey scaenae
- Purpose
- Punic-Roman harbour with theatre 108 m and temples Antonine submergence 365 1 m — forum 80 m × 50 m and offshore moles 200 m
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1890
- Excavation
- Excavated
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Sabratha — Roman Harbour Peristyle Seafront Triple-Temple drowned forum
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Sabratha — Roman Harbour Peristyle Seafront Triple-Temple drowned forum
On the ground
Structures & features
32.8040° N · 12.4850° E · -2 m · 3 mapped features
- Sabratha — Roman Harbour Peristyle Seafront Triple-Temple drowned forum — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Sabratha — Roman Harbour Peristyle Seafront Triple-Temple drowned forum — primary structure32.8029° N · 12.4840° E
- Sabratha — Roman Harbour Peristyle Seafront Triple-Temple drowned forum — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Sabratha — Roman Harbour Peristyle Seafront Triple-Temple drowned forum — hydraulic feature32.8041° N · 12.4855° E
- Sabratha — Roman Harbour Peristyle Seafront Triple-Temple drowned forum — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Sabratha — Roman Harbour Peristyle Seafront Triple-Temple drowned forum — primary structure32.8043° N · 12.4845° E
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