LEPTIS MAGNA, NOT MOLTEN MAGMA - DAY 17
Emmanuel Taiwo@emmanueltaiwo863879
4 days ago
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LEPTIS MAGNA, NOT MOLTEN MAGMA - DAY 17.
To be honest, I am not a thorough bred poet but it wouldn't be a gainsay if I say I so much love poetry, especially the rhymes that sometimes accompany poems.
When I saw LEPTIS MAGNA, my head went straight to the MOLTEN MAGMA I learnt in Geography, in the formation of Igneous Rock.. something like a volcanic eruption, lol..
Anyways, my dear readership, we were in Mali yesterday to tour one of Africa's trade centers/routes and I know it was marvelous.
Today, we'll be on our way to Libya, to tour one of Africa's ancient ruins. Once a very beautiful center but now a ruin after what seemed like a "volcanic eruption".. remember, LEPTIS MAGNA, NOT MOLTEN MAGMA!
LEPTIS MAGNA was a prominent city of the Carthaginian Empire and Roman Libya at the mouth of the Wadi Lebda in the Mediterranean and it is found in Kholmes, Libya.
The city was Established as a Punic settlement prior to 500 BC, and the city experienced significant expansion under Roman Emperor Septimius Severus - for he was born in the city.
The 3rd Augustan Legion was stationed here to defend the city against Berber incursions. After the legion's dissolution under Gordian III in 238, the city was increasingly open to raids in the later part of the 3rd century.
Diocletian reinstated the city as provincial capital, and it grew again in prosperity until it fell to the Vandals in 439 again.
It was reincorporated into the Eastern Empire in 533 but continued to be plagued by Berber raids and never recovered these ruins, just like Commentator Peter Drury said when Football Club Barcelona fell into the hands of Roma. It fell to the Muslim invasion and was subsequently abandoned.
After being abandoned, the city was remarkably preserved as it lay buried beneath layers of sand dunes. In the 1920s, the city was unearthed by Italian archaeologists during Italy's occupation of Libya.Its ruins are within present-day Khoms, Libya, 130 km (81 mi) east of Tripoli. They are among the best-preserved Roman sites in the Mediterranean.
In conclusion, my dear readership.. this is the story of LEPTIS MAGNA, NOT MOLTEN MAGMA.
Till we get to the promised land, I shall be waiting for when you will pass me a glass of water and thank God for the gift of grace for this race.
Reference - Wikipedia
Pictures source - Wikipedia.
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