Open index page


Bookmark and Share

Libya

CONTENT


INDEX

INTRODUCTION

MAP

more on TRIPOLI


Still the White Bride/ Practicalities/ Map



Jamahiriya Museum, part 1

Part 2

Tripoli Castle

Medina and suuqs

Aurelian Arch

Gurgi Mosque

Other mosques

Karamanli house

Italian cathedral

Modern city

In ENCYCLOPAEDIA

Tripoli

BASICS
Getting there

Visas & passports

Eating & sleeping

Getting around

Climate

Health

Safety

Costs & currencies

Shopping

Don't forget to bring...

Shopping

Short facts

SEARCH


Case sensitive

GENERAL
Contact us

About LookLex

Join us

Use of photos/ articles/ maps

Privacy
WEB SITES


Encyclopaedia

Learn Arabic


TRIPOLI /
Aurelian Arch

Tripoli, Libya / Aurelian Arch


Tripoli, Libya / Aurelian Arch


Very, very little survives of the Roman town Oea. The four-pillared arch of Marcus Aurelius from ca. 164 CE is virtually the only exception to this. To a large extent, the arch served as entrance to the city. It was the only one of Oea.
The arch contains fine decorations, showing Apollo and Minerva. Now-empty niches contained statues of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus.




<< PREVIOUS NEXT >>



© Copyright 1996-2009 LookLex Ltd. All rights reserved
By: Tore Kjeilen