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Along the coasts of the Mediterranean sea lies the city of Sabratha west of Tripoli that were founded by the Phoenician in sixth century B.C. considered one of the three cities (Tripolis) Sabratha - Oaia (tripoli) - Leptis.
The Roman come over and conquered the city after a rough resistance by the Libyans because of its location the city considered as one of main commercial harbours export a variety of Africa products specially (Ivory) and the flourished its glory by Severan dynasty in the third century.
In the fourth century to earth quake destruction vision by severan tribes and wendules kept less until Byzante come over in 533.
The most feature are market, the tribunal and temples, graves, popular square, temples of Iber pater, sirabis, Isis, the external wall, church of justima that holds beautiful frescoes and mosaics which displayed at sabratha museum, inspire of many and different consecutive eras and rules had passed through this city it had not changed much.