Arch of Constantine, Ptolemais
Arch of Constantine, Ptolemais is an archaeological site in Marj District, Libya. Arch of Constantine, Ptolemais is situated nearby to the archaeological site House of Paulus, as well as near Ptolemais, Cyrenaica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Celebratory monument/triumphal arch in Libya
- Also known as: “Arch of Constantine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ptolemais and Colonnaded Palace, Ptolemais.
Ptolemais
Archaeological site
Photo: Edratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ptolemais was one of the five cities that formed the Pentapolis of Cyrenaica, the others being Cyrene, Euesperides, Tauchira/Teuchira, and Apollonia. Its ruins are at a small village in modern Libya called Tolmeita, after the ancient name. Ptolemais is situated 420 metres southeast of Arch of Constantine, Ptolemais.
Colonnaded Palace, Ptolemais
Archaeological site
Photo: Edratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonnaded Palace, Ptolemais is an archaeological site, which is situated 350 metres east of Arch of Constantine, Ptolemais.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tolmeita.
Tolmeita
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tolmeita, Tolmeta or Tolmeitha Arabic: طلميتة is a village in the northern Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya, some 110 km east of Benghazi, near Ad Dirsiyah.
Arch of Constantine, Ptolemais
- Categories: triumphal arch, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Marj District, Libya, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
32.70944° or 32° 42′ 34″ northLongitude
20.95048° or 20° 57′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8G42PX52+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 9841984639OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q104734650
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Arch of Constantine, Ptolemais” goes by many names.
- French: “arche de Constantin”
- French: “Arche de Constantin”
- Italian: “Arco di Costantino”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include House of Paulus and Ptolemais, Cyrenaica.
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