SEVERE SEPTIC ARC

The path you take at the entrance to the site leads to the right line with a view overlooking this fabulous arch, built in 203 apr. On the occasion of the visit of the emperor born in Leptis Magna in 146. The bow is located at the intersection of the two main tracks of the city, the Cardo maximus and the one which connected Tunisia (Carthage) to Alexandria. Raised from three large steps, the arc did not allow the passage of the tanks, which had to bypass the imposing monument.

This arc of 40 m in 40 has four entrances (tétrapyle arc) and three floors, for a height of about 20 m. It is entirely made of limestone, only its surface was covered with carved marble. Some marble ornamentations have been restored, including vine friezes. However, most of the original marble are at the Tripoli Museum. Thus winged victories on each side of the arcades and the great besieged on the four sides of the Attica (the summit of the arc on which statues were laid), which appear as August scenes of the life of the emperor and his family: