In pictures: the city of Libda in Libya...a huge archaeological treasure that the world has forgotten about

ArabiaWeather.com - Sinan Khalaf - 120 km east of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, the features of one of the most important ancient cities in North Africa are still neglected by the Libyan authorities, despite its classification by UNESCO on the list of World Heritage Sites.

The ancient city, called Leptis Soghra, developed throughout history until it reached the peak of its civilization during the time of Emperor Septimius Severus in the period from 193 AD to the year 211 AD, when it reached the zenith of its civilization and urban renaissance.

In 2006, a team of scientists from the German University of Hamburg discovered a mosaic floor of about 30 feet in length, and the researchers estimated that the establishment of this floor dates back to the first and second centuries AD.