Following this, you will delight in the Forum, bound by a two-storey colonnade and boasting capitals that were embellished by the head of Medusa. The Market Place was initially constructed during the Augustan age, however it underwent alterations during the Severan era and you will view the striking remains of this rectangular courtyard surrounded by an octagonal portico.

All these buildings were primarily constructed out of hard limestone and large quantities of multi-coloured marble were imported from Italy, Greece and Asia Minor.
You then proceed to the most magnificent structure of this site, the Roman Theatre, one of the oldest theatres of the Roman world located at a short distance from the main site. During the Imperial era, musicians and dancers performedhere, and Greek tragedies were acted out on few occasions.

After this historically rich tour, you are invited to a traditional Libyan lunch in large tents provided especially for the tour.
Your tour draws to a close with a visit of the amphitheatre of Leptis Magna, constructed in 56 A.D.,
boasting unrivalled acoustics and accommodating up to 16,000 spectators in former times.
In the late afternoon, you return to the ship.