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  Sabratha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sabratha, in the Zawia district in the northwestern corner of modern Libya, was the westernmost of the "three cities" of Tripolis.
Sabratha became part of the short-lived Numidian Kingdom of Massinissa before being Romanized and rebuilt in the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE.
The Emperor Septimus Severus was born nearby in Leptis Magna, and Sabratha reached its monumental peak during the rule of the Severans.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sabratha   (252 words)

  
 Travel in Sabratha - Libya - Africa - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®-   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Sabratha was first established as a trading colony by the Carthaginians, a people of Phoenician ancestry who built their own empire before the Romans became the dominant power on the Mediterranean Coast of Africa.
Sabratha was a logical place to found such a trading port since it has a natural sandy
Sabratha also boasts one of the finest outdoor amphitheaters and Roman built theatre buildings in Africa.
www.africatravelling.net /libya/sabratha/sabratha_culture.htm   (549 words)

  
 sabratha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Sabratha was a prosperous town during the third century A.D. It was well known for its ivory trade.
In (455 A.D.) Sabratha was occupied by the Vandals who pillaged it and left it in decay.
The Byzantine ruled Sabratha until the Arab conquest and who used the town as a military post after their triumph over the Byzantine armies, but the commercial activities of Sabratha were transferred to Tripoli.
www.libyaninvestment.com /travel/sabratha.php   (429 words)

  
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A view of the social and administrative centre of the Roman town of Sabratha taken from the south-west.
The forum consisted of an open area situated between the Capitolium (a part of which is visible at the extreme left-hand side of the picture), and the so-called East Forum Temple.
Sabratha, Tripoli (Oea) and Lepcis Magna, the cities of the Tripolitanian emporium, were Phoenician foundations, though opinion is divided as to whether they were founded from Phoenicia proper, or by Carthage.
museums.ncl.ac.uk /roman_africa/SABFORUM.HTM   (376 words)

  
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By this period Sabratha was graced with all of those physical structures which marked it out unmistakably as a Roman settlement: a forum, a basilica, baths, a theater, and an amphitheater.
Sabratha have given us a very good idea of what the town looked like in antiquity.
So Sabratha in the year A.D. 158 was, in contemporary terms, a "happening place." Along with the building program which evidently was thriving at this time, the visit of the Roman proconsul Claudius Maximus and the trial of Apuleius in a Roman court of law certainly contributed to the increasingly "Roman" atmosphere of the town.
www.georgetown.edu /faculty/jod/apuleius/norena.html   (1147 words)

  
 Sabratha
Sabratha's golden age can be traced to the era when four Roman emperors reigned: Antonius Pius (AD 138-61), Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (AD 161-80), Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus (AD 180-92), and finally Septimus Severus (Ad 193-211).
Sabratha was part of the Phonecian, Greek and Roman empires, among others.
The Sabratha Theatre is without a doubt the most impressive Roman stone theatre to be found anywhere, including the theatre in the sister city of Leptis Magna.
joetourist.ca /Libya/Sabratha.htm   (307 words)

  
 Travel in Sabratha - Libya - Africa - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
he city of Sabratha is located on the Mediterranean coast, one-hour drive west of Tripoli.
Like Leptis Magna, Sabratha began as a settlement to service the coastal trade of the Carthaginians.
Sabratha prospered in the third century AD as a trading place for the Ivory coming from central Africa, through Ghadames and Fezzan.
www.africatravelling.net /libya/sabratha/sabratha_history.htm   (277 words)

  
 The Sabratha Platform   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Libya The Sabratha Platform is a key component of the new Agip operated development, gathering and commingling flow from 26 new subsea and platform gas wells before providing partial treatment of the sour gas and associated condensate streams produced.
The Sabratha Platform is being built and installed under an EPIC contract awarded to Saipem/Hyundai Heavy Industries, who have to-date ordered globe, angle globe, butterfly and ball valves with a value in excess of Eur 2 million from Severn Glocon.
The majority of the valves are manufactured from Inconel 625 and Incoloy 825 and fitted with high integrity glands and security shrouds for sour gas duties.
www.libyaninvestment.com /oil/sabratha_pla.php   (191 words)

  
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Modern Libya: Sabratha is between the two small towns marked on the coast just west of Tripoli (Tripoli, of course, is Apuleius' Oea).
Sabratha: aerial view: Kenrick, Philip M., Excavations at Sabratha: 1948-1951 (London, 1986).
Sabratha: town plan: P.M. Kendrick, "The Historical Development of Sabratha," in Town and Country in Roman Tripolitania, eds.
ccat.sas.upenn.edu /jod/Picts/apuleius.images.html   (372 words)

  
 Sabratha (Sabrata)
The ruins of the ancient Roman City of Sabratha lie around 80km west of Tripoli and are amongst the highlights of any visit to Libya.
The name Sabratha is thought to be a derivation of a Libyan word meaning, "grain market".
Sabratha makes a good and easy day trip from Tripoli.
www.ewpnet.com /libya/sabratha.htm   (265 words)

  
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The Phoenician merchants selected Sabratha as an Emporium, or trading post because of her position on the Mediterranean.
Sabratha as we see it today is first and foremost a creation of the Roman genius for building cities.
The Romans developed the commercial potential of Sabratha by using the port as an outlet for a trade route running through Ghadames to Central Africa.
www.caravan-serai.com /tours/libya_13daytour.htm   (913 words)

  
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Sabratha (modern Sabratah) is between Zuwarah and Az Zawiyah, the two towns west of Tripoli.
Sabratha apparently had a large enough maritime trade to warrant a permanent office at Rome's port of Ostia.
For Apuleius to claim he was a Roman in Sabratha would be not unlike a small-tow n Oklahoman wandering into a Cuban neighborhood in Miami and pointing out that he was an American.
www.georgetown.edu /faculty/jod/texts/apuleius/norena.html   (4352 words)

  
 Libya in Images - Travel-Images.com - 1 - Sabratha
Sabratha: the theatre - bas-relief on the pulpitum below the stage
Sabratha: the theatre - view from the last row
Sabratha: the theatre - dolphin framing the stage
www.travel-images.com /libya.html   (131 words)

  
 OilOnline - The Original Online Source for the Oil Industry
Set for installation in 190m of water in the Bahr Essalam gas field, the Technipdesigned Sabratha platform is being supplied by Saipem/Hyundai under an EPIC contract as part of the Agipoperated Western Libyan Gas Project (OE June 2003).
Sabratha's requirements called for some fresh thinking as Saipem was looking for a lifting capacity of 3000t and for the levelling tool to work in combination with a 2500t pile gripper similar to the one IHC had supplied previously for Statoil's 12,000t Kvitebjørn jacket off Norway, also installed by the S7000 (OE April 2003).
On Sabratha, Saipem plans to bring its follower down in combination with the levelling tool, step the follower in the stick-up of the pile, then lower the levelling tool into the step guide cone and introduce hydraulic cylinders for external clamping (see diagrams below).
www.oilonline.com /news/features/oe/20040401.Scaling_.14214.asp   (1078 words)

  
 Libya
Sabratha prospered during the third century A.D. and became famous as a trading place for the Ivory coming from central Africa through
Sabratha lost its importance with the advent of Islam in the region (642 A.D.) and Tripoli became the most important trade centre in western Libya.
The cemetery was very colourful and rich in designs indicating the fact that humans remains were burnt to ashes after death.
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Tripoli, Sabratha, Khoms, Leptis Magna, Misurata, Ajdabiya, Benghazi, Tokra "Teuchira", Tulmaytha 'Ptolemais", Wadi-Al-Koof, Albeida, Sgahat "Cyrene", Ras Al Helal, Sousa "Apollonia", Derna, Slantah, Ghaser Libya, Almarej, Benghazi, Sirte, Tripoli.
Tripoli, sabratha, khoms, leptis magna, sirte, Benghazi, tokra "teuchira", tulmaytha 'ptolemais", sgahat "cyrene", ras al halal, sousa "apollonia", derna, slantah, ghaser libya, Benghazi, sirte, Tripoli.
Tripoli, sabratha, khoms, leptis magna, misurata, ajdabiya, Benghazi, tokra"teuchira", tulmaytha"ptolemais", wadi al kouf, al beida, shahat"cyrene", ras al halal, sousa"apollonia", derna, Benghazi, sirte, Tripoli.
www.gabrountours.com   (625 words)

  
 World Heritage Newsletter No. 9 (December 1995)
The city was a megalomaniac's dream, for which nothing seemed too big, too beautiful or too grand - marble replaced stucco, granite took the place of sandstone and basalt was replaced by porphyry.
With the prospect of opening up the country to cultural tourism to encourage sustainable development and to make its cultural sites better known, a concentrated and concerted effort by the various national bodies responsible for this heritage is needed to make it possible to appeal effectively for expertise and resources from the international community.
The Sabratha Theatre, the Forum of Severus at Leptis, the Sanctuary of Zeus at Cyrene, and the houses and covered streets of Ghadames, as well as the cave paintings of Tadrart Acacus, should be preserved for future generations as an outstanding example of Mediterranean culture.
www.geocities.com /Athens/8744/unesco.htm   (2518 words)

  
 Libya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The area known in modern times as Libya was later occupied by a series of foreign invaders, with the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Vandals and Byzantines ruling all or part of the area.
Ruins of the theatre in the Roman city of Sabratha, west of Tripoli
The Phoenicians were the first to establish trading posts in Libya, when the merchants of Tyre (in present-day Lebanon) developed commercial relations with the Berber tribes and made treaties with them to ensure their cooperation in the exploitation of raw materials.
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 African Adventure Travel - Custom Safari Company Explore Africa
Its importance was due to the port one of the few along the Syrtic coast which allowed the trade of gold, ivory, animals, slaves coming from Ghadames and the central Africa with Rome and Mediterranean cities.
We will admire the three-storey stage scenery, twenty five metres high, with 108 columns in marble and granite, the beautiful reliefs adorning the stage which represent the celebration of the alliance between Rome and Sabratha, and images of muses, dancers, tragedy and comic masks.
In the afternoon we take a short visit of the of the Libyan capital city (walk in the medina and its souk, arch of Marcus Aurelius, the only Roman remain of ‘Oea’, the ancient name of the capital).
www.exploreafrica.net /trips/lib_cherri.php   (1320 words)

  
 Africa Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
Originally Sabratha was a Phoenician trading post, settled in the 6th century BC, that served as an outlet for the products of the African continent.
In the 1th century AD the development of Sabratha as a Roman city began.
Sabratha, being an UNESCO World Heritage Site, is very beautifully located at the Mediterranean Sea.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Africa/Things_To_Do-Africa-BR-8.html   (1521 words)

  
 Archaeological Site of Sabratha - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
The main glory of Sabratha lies in its well preserved Roman theatre (photo).
The site as a whole is not as extensive or fine as that of Leptis Magna and if you are not really into Roman ruins you might even question whether it is worth it.
Sabratha is pleasantly situated close to the sea.
www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/sabratha.html   (190 words)

  
 Lloyd’s Register Emea Assists World Record Lift For Sabratha Topsides Installation (Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazine)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Sabratha is located 110 km off the Libyan coast and is the central platform in Libya’s Bahar Essalam field, part of the extensive Western Libya Gas Project.
Oil and gas is transported from the giant Wafa field in the Sahara, via two 540km pipelines, to the coastal plant at Mellitah.
Here the gas is combined with that from the offshore Sabratha field, before being exported to Sicily via a new 32 inch pipeline - the first direct gas link from Libya to Europe.
www.scandoil.com /moxie/news/pipeline/lloyds-register-emea-assi.shtml   (389 words)

  
 Sabrathapage
When you go there you will see ruins of the theatre, the concerts, the public baths, temples, fountains and the mosaics.
The most memorable part of Sabratha is its massive theatre, a three-story backdrop to its 40-meter wide stage.
The present little town of Sabratha grown around the ancient city adding to its charms are topped with a beautiful sandy beach.
www.libtratours.com /Sabratha.htm   (91 words)

  
 Sabratha, Libya - Discount Cruises, Last-Minute Cruises, Short Notice Cruises - Vacations To Go
Of the three cities that formed the African Tripolis, Sabratha was the smallest.
Built between 161 and 192 A.D., it continues to be used as an arena for performances and concerts today.
The town of Sabratha has grown up in between the ruins of several public baths, temples, fountains, and mosaics, which adds a special charm, and its museum is a must-see, with exhibits ranging from statues to small coins.
www.vacationstogo.com /cruiseports/viewport.cfm?port=1535   (291 words)

  
 RIGZONE - Weatherford Completes Pre-Commissioning Work for Saipem Offshore Libya
The Bahr Essalam Pipelines and the Sabratha Platform are located in the NC-41 field, 110km off the Libyan coast in approximately 220m water depth.
Based on the Sabratha platform, the Weatherford P&SS membrane nitrogen units take up much less space than nitrogen tanks, and provided an unlimited source of nitrogen for purging and packing of the export and interfield pipelines.
Part of Weatherford's temporary air compression station (TACS), previously deployed for Saipem during the Greenstream project, was used offshore for the dewatering operations, and another part of the TACS was used onshore at the Mellitah terminal for the dewatering of the 36" and 10" export pipelines.
www.rigzone.com /news/article.asp?a_id=27885   (473 words)

  
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Sabratha fell to the White Company, which began immediately to construct walls and move in Tarotist colonists.
Dunernaki commandos stormed the Torment monastery and stole the Sword of Iluvar from the room in which it was locked.
As Sutekh¹s army, 85,000 cavalry and 5000 infantry strong[9], maneuvered into position, Lord Angcur determined that the safest course of action would be to retreat into Sabratha and help the White Company defend the city.
www.oz.net /~davester/Davester/Cruenti_Dei/tarbyr.txt   (5517 words)

  
 Sabratha Homepage
This saga was just getting underway, consisting of players from the late Rabenstein saga, when we realized we'd bitten off more than we wanted to chew in the very non-European North Africa.
Sabratha was, along with its sister cities of Leptis Magna and Oea (Tripoli), a Phonecian settlement and later a Roman colony along the shoreline of what is now Libya.
The Covenant is situated within the ruins of the city, which although still along trade routes, is probably sparsely populated.
www.unc.edu /~murphy/sabratha   (210 words)

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