Also known as the Red Castle. The national archaeological collection of Libya, with Prehistoric, Greek, Punic, Roman, Arab, and modern objects. Explanatory signs often only in Arabic.
This museum was visited in 2006, 2008.
![](/site/assets/files/19378/thumbnail_ghirza_nb_mus_tripoli3.jpg) Ghirza, Mausoleum North B, relief: hunters
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![](/site/assets/files/19408/thumbnail_ghirza_sg4.jpg) Ghirza, Mausoleum South G
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![](/site/assets/files/19782/thumbnail_villa_nile_mus_tripoli_d2.jpg) Fourth mosaic, Pegasus
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![](/site/assets/files/43130/thumbnail_lepcis_hercules_dionysus_tripmus.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, Herms of Hercules and Dionysus
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![](/site/assets/files/43128/thumbnail_lepcis_theater_faustina_ii_1_mus_trip.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, portrait of Faustina II
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![](/site/assets/files/19542/thumbnail_lepcis_sea_goddess_mus_trip1.jpg) Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Statue of a sea goddess
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![](/site/assets/files/19780/thumbnail_villa_nile_mus_tripoli_c2.jpg) Villa of the Nile Mosaic, third mosaic, fishermen
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![](/site/assets/files/9707/thumbnail_arch_severus_nw_frieze_2.jpg) Arch of Septimius Severus, NW frieze, central scene
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![](/site/assets/files/19819/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_gladiators_tripoli_mus01.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, gladiator mosaic
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![](/site/assets/files/19846/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_seasons_tripoli_mus10.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, seasons mosaic, fish
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![](/site/assets/files/19843/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_seasons_tripoli_mus07.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, seasons mosaic, fish
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![](/site/assets/files/19836/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_round_tripoli_mus5.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, round mosaic, detail: birds
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![](/site/assets/files/43120/thumbnail_lepcis_theater_livia-ceres_mus_trip.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, statue of Livia
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![](/site/assets/files/19445/thumbnail_arch_severus_se_frieze_a.jpg) Lepcis, Arch of Septimius Severus, SE, frieze: soldiers dressed as civilians
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![](/site/assets/files/43124/thumbnail_lepcis_theater_hadrian_mus_trip.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, portrait of Hadrian
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![](/site/assets/files/19826/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_gladiators_tripoli_mus08.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, gladiator mosaic, Pairs of gladiators
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![](/site/assets/files/43122/thumbnail_lepcis_theater_venus_mus_trip1.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, Statue of Venus
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![](/site/assets/files/6482/thumbnail_ghirza_sc_mus_tripoli1.jpg) Ghirza, Mausoleum South C, Cattle traders
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![](/site/assets/files/43125/thumbnail_lepcis_theater_marcus_mus_trip.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, portrait of Marcus Aurelius
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![](/site/assets/files/19411/thumbnail_ghirza_snn3.jpg) Ghirza, Mausoleum South NN, palms
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![](/site/assets/files/19841/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_seasons_tripoli_mus05.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, seasons mosaic, Winter
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![](/site/assets/files/19438/thumbnail_arch_severus_ne2.jpg) Lepcis, Arch of Septimius Severus, NE, frieze
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![](/site/assets/files/19825/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_gladiators_tripoli_mus07.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, gladiator mosaic, An organ player and trumpetters
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![](/site/assets/files/19448/thumbnail_arch_severus_se_frieze_d.jpg) Lepcis, Arch of Septimius Severus, SE, frieze: POWs to be sold as slaves
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![](/site/assets/files/19461/thumbnail_arch_severus_sw_victoria_r_mus_trip.jpg) Lepcis, Arch of Septimius Severus, SW, Victoria (right)
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![](/site/assets/files/19544/thumbnail_leptis_hadrianic_baths_diademe_01.jpg) Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Statue of the Diadumenus
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![](/site/assets/files/43132/thumbnail_lepcis_magna_theater_miverva_mus_tripoli4.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, Statue of Minerva
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![](/site/assets/files/19790/thumbnail_villa_orpheus_mosaic_mus_tripoli_c2.jpg) Villa Orpheus, mosaic, row 2, b
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![](/site/assets/files/19828/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_gladiators_tripoli_mus10.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, gladiator mosaic, Fight against ostriches
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![](/site/assets/files/19845/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_seasons_tripoli_mus09.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, seasons mosaic, land animals and birds
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![](/site/assets/files/19832/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_round_tripoli_mus1.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, round mosaic
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![](/site/assets/files/4330/thumbnail_sufes_mus_tripoli2.jpg) Lepcis Magna, Statue of a suffete
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![](/site/assets/files/19834/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_round_tripoli_mus3.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, round mosaic, detail: fish
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![](/site/assets/files/19822/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_gladiators_tripoli_mus04.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, gladiator mosaic, Intervention by a referee
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![](/site/assets/files/19456/thumbnail_arch_severus_sw_frieze_b.jpg) Lepcis, Arch of Septimius Severus, SW, frieze
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![](/site/assets/files/19515/thumbnail_hadrianic_baths_aphrodite_01.jpg) Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Statue of Aphrodite
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![](/site/assets/files/19379/thumbnail_ghirza_nb_mus_tripoli4.jpg) Ghirza, Mausoleum North B, relief: hunters
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![](/site/assets/files/56118/thumbnail_lamp_odysseus_cyclop_mus_tripoli.jpg) Odysseus offers Polyphemus wine
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![](/site/assets/files/19777/thumbnail_villa_nile_mus_tripoli_b1.jpg) Villa of the Nile Mosaic, second mosaic
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![](/site/assets/files/19840/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_seasons_tripoli_mus04.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, seasons mosaic, Autumn
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![](/site/assets/files/19446/thumbnail_arch_severus_se_frieze_b.jpg) Lepcis, Arch of Septimius Severus, SE, frieze: Julia Domna and Mars
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![](/site/assets/files/19776/thumbnail_villa_nile_mus_tripoli_a3.jpg) Villa of the Nile Mosaic, first mosaic: the port of Lepcis Magna
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![](/site/assets/files/43129/thumbnail_lepcis_theater_faustina_ii_2_mus_trip.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, portrait of Faustina II
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![](/site/assets/files/43118/thumbnail_lepcis_theater_augustus_mus_trip.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, portrait of Augustus
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![](/site/assets/files/1138/thumbnail_artemis_ephesus.jpg) Lepcis Magna, Amphitheater, Artemis of Ephesus
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![](/site/assets/files/19410/thumbnail_ghirza_snn2.jpg) Ghirza, Mausoleum South NN, fish
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![](/site/assets/files/6485/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_gladiators_tripoli_mus05a.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, gladiator mosaic, Execution of Garamantes in the Amphitheater of Lepcis
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![](/site/assets/files/43119/thumbnail_lepcis_theater_tiberius_mus_trip.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, portrait of Tiberius
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![](/site/assets/files/19543/thumbnail_leptis_hadrianic_baths_antinous_asclepius_snake1.jpg) Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Statue of Antinous
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![](/site/assets/files/19609/thumbnail_lepcis_theater_apollo_mus_tripoli1.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, statue of Apollo
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![](/site/assets/files/19774/thumbnail_villa_nile_mus_tripoli_a1.jpg) Villa of the Nile Mosaic, first mosaic
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![](/site/assets/files/6490/thumbnail_germa_sacrificing_table.jpg) Germa, Sacrificial table
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![](/site/assets/files/19457/thumbnail_arch_severus_sw_frieze_c.jpg) Lepcis, Arch of Septimius Severus, SW, frieze: citizens
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![](/site/assets/files/43126/thumbnail_lepcis_theater_lucius_mus_trip.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, portrait of Lucius Verus
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![](/site/assets/files/19778/thumbnail_villa_nile_mus_tripoli_b2.jpg) Villa of the Nile Mosaic, second mosaic
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![](/site/assets/files/19434/thumbnail_arch_severus_interior_07_mus.jpg) Lepcis, Arch of Septimius Severus, inner decoration NW, upper register
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![](/site/assets/files/19779/thumbnail_villa_nile_mus_tripoli_c1.jpg) Villa of the Nile Mosaic, third mosaic, fishing boats
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![](/site/assets/files/19395/thumbnail_ghirza_s3.jpg) Ghirza, Southern necropolis, remains of two mausoleums
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![](/site/assets/files/43123/thumbnail_lepcis_theater_venus_mus_tripoli.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, Statue of Venus
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![](/site/assets/files/22315/thumbnail_lepcis_theater_faustina_ii_3_mus_trip.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, portrait of Faustina II
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![](/site/assets/files/19784/thumbnail_villa_orpheus_mosaic_mus_tripoli_a.jpg) Villa Orpheus, mosaic, row 1
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![](/site/assets/files/19791/thumbnail_villa_orpheus_mosaic_mus_tripoli_c3.jpg) Villa Orpheus, mosaic, row 2, c
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![](/site/assets/files/19787/thumbnail_villa_orpheus_mosaic_mus_tripoli_b2.jpg) Villa Orpheus, mosaic, row 3, b
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![](/site/assets/files/19775/thumbnail_villa_nile_mus_tripoli_a2.jpg) Villa of the Nile Mosaic, first mosaic
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![](/site/assets/files/19377/thumbnail_ghirza_nb_mus_tripoli2.jpg) Ghirza, Mausoleum North B, relief: hunters
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![](/site/assets/files/19835/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_round_tripoli_mus4.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, round mosaic, detail: birds
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![](/site/assets/files/19541/thumbnail_lepcis_mars_mus_trip.jpg) Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Statue of Mars
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![](/site/assets/files/19833/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_round_tripoli_mus2.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, round mosaic, detail: aquatic creatures
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![](/site/assets/files/6483/thumbnail_ghirza_sc_mus_tripoli2.jpg) Ghirza, Mausoleum South C, Cattle traders (2)
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![](/site/assets/files/43374/thumbnail_arch_severus_nw_frieze_2a.jpg) Lepcis, Arch of Septimius Severus, NW, frieze, The triumphal chariot
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![](/site/assets/files/19460/thumbnail_arch_severus_sw_victoria_l_mus.jpg) Lepcis, Arch of Septimius Severus, SW, Victoria (left)
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![](/site/assets/files/19458/thumbnail_arch_severus_sw_frieze_d.jpg) Lepcis, Arch of Septimius Severus, SW, frieze: soldiers
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![](/site/assets/files/19412/thumbnail_ghirza_snn4.jpg) Ghirza, Mausoleum South NN, palm
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![](/site/assets/files/19771/thumbnail_villa_nile_hunt_mus_tripoli.jpg) Villa of the Nile Mosaic, Hunting scene
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![](/site/assets/files/19838/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_seasons_tripoli_mus02.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, seasons mosaic, Spring
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![](/site/assets/files/2180/thumbnail_artemis_ephesus_mus_tripoli1.jpg) Lepcis Magna, Amphitheater, Artemis of Ephesus
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![](/site/assets/files/19785/thumbnail_villa_orpheus_mosaic_mus_tripoli_a2.jpg) Villa Orpheus, mosaic, row 1, Orpheus
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![](/site/assets/files/19447/thumbnail_arch_severus_se_frieze_c.jpg) Lepcis, Arch of Septimius Severus, SE, frieze: POWs sold as slaves
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![](/site/assets/files/19409/thumbnail_ghirza_snn1.jpg) Ghirza, Mausoleum South NN, predators and bull's head
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![](/site/assets/files/19844/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_seasons_tripoli_mus08.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, seasons mosaic, Nilotic scene
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![](/site/assets/files/19405/thumbnail_ghirza_sg1.jpg) Ghirza, Mausoleum South G
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![](/site/assets/files/19786/thumbnail_villa_orpheus_mosaic_mus_tripoli_b1.jpg) Villa Orpheus, mosaic, row 3, a
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![](/site/assets/files/19788/thumbnail_villa_orpheus_mosaic_mus_tripoli_b3.jpg) Villa Orpheus, mosaic, row 3, c
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![](/site/assets/files/19588/thumbnail_punic_era_heads_mus_tripoli1.jpg) Lepcis Magna, Heads of two Punic magistrates
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![](/site/assets/files/19829/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_gladiators_tripoli_mus11.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, gladiator mosaic, Fish
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![](/site/assets/files/19821/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_gladiators_tripoli_mus03.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, gladiator mosaic, A wounded gladiator asks for release
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![](/site/assets/files/19441/thumbnail_arch_severus_nw_frieze_3.jpg) Lepcis, Arch of Septimius Severus, NW, frieze
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![](/site/assets/files/19435/thumbnail_arch_severus_interior_08_mus.jpg) Lepcis, Arch of Septimius Severus, inner decoration NW, lower register
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![](/site/assets/files/19847/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_seasons_tripoli_mus11.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, seasons mosaic, Nilotic scene
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![](/site/assets/files/19520/thumbnail_lepcis_calliope_mus_trip2.jpg) Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Statue of Calliope
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![](/site/assets/files/19772/thumbnail_villa_nile_mus_trip1.jpg) Villa of the Nile Mosaic, Hunting scene
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![](/site/assets/files/6442/thumbnail_chariot_reconstr_mus_tripoli.jpg) Reconstructed Garamantian chariot
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![](/site/assets/files/19407/thumbnail_ghirza_sg3.jpg) Ghirza, Mausoleum South G: fish
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![](/site/assets/files/19837/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_seasons_tripoli_mus01.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, seasons mosaic
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![](/site/assets/files/19820/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_gladiators_tripoli_mus02.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, gladiator mosaic, Musicians
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![](/site/assets/files/2182/thumbnail_artemis_ephesus_mus_tripoli4.jpg) Lepcis Magna, Amphitheater, Artemis of Ephesus
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![](/site/assets/files/19781/thumbnail_villa_nile_mus_tripoli_d1.jpg) Fourth mosaic, ladies
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![](/site/assets/files/19839/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_seasons_tripoli_mus03.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, seasons mosaic, Summer
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![](/site/assets/files/43131/thumbnail_lepcis_theater_apollo-maryas_mus_trip2.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, Statue of Marsyas
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![](/site/assets/files/19789/thumbnail_villa_orpheus_mosaic_mus_tripoli_c1.jpg) Villa Orpheus, mosaic, row 2, a
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![](/site/assets/files/19830/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_gladiators_tripoli_mus12.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, gladiator mosaic, Execution
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![](/site/assets/files/43127/thumbnail_lepcis_theater_crispina_mus_trip.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, portrait of Crispina
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![](/site/assets/files/19608/thumbnail_ceres_augusta.jpg) Lepcis, Theater, statue of Ceres Augusta with the features of Livia
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![](/site/assets/files/19842/thumbnail_dar_buc_ammera_seasons_tripoli_mus06.jpg) Villa of Dar Buc Ammera, seasons mosaic, land animals and birds
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![](/site/assets/files/2181/thumbnail_artemis_ephesus_mus_tripoli3.jpg) Lepcis Magna, Amphitheater, Artemis of Ephesus
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![](/site/assets/files/19773/thumbnail_villa_nile_mus_tripoli.jpg) Villa of the Nile Mosaic, third mosaic, fishermen
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![](/site/assets/files/19376/thumbnail_ghirza_nb_mus_tripoli1.jpg) Ghirza, Mausoleum North B, relief: hunters
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![](/site/assets/files/19540/thumbnail_lepcis_isis_mus_trip1.jpg) Lepcis Magna, Hadrianic Baths, Statue of Isis
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![](/site/assets/files/19449/thumbnail_arch_severus_se_victoria_mus.jpg) Lepcis, Arch of Septimius Severus, SE, Victoria
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![](/site/assets/files/19406/thumbnail_ghirza_sg2.jpg) Ghirza, Mausoleum South G: two predators
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