Ptolemais amphitheatre
Ptolemais amphitheatre is an archaeological site in Libya. Ptolemais amphitheatre is situated nearby to the ruins الملعب المدرج, as well as near مدينة الاموات.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman amphitheater in Tolmeita, Libya
- Also known as: “Roman amphitheater”
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 770 metres east of Ptolemais amphitheatre.
Colonnaded Palace, Ptolemais
Archaeological site
Photo: Edratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonnaded Palace, Ptolemais is an archaeological site, which is situated 790 metres east of Ptolemais amphitheatre.
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.
Ptolemais amphitheatre
- Categories: Roman amphitheater, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Libya, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
32.70792° or 32° 42′ 29″ northLongitude
20.94574° or 20° 56′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8G42PW5W+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 313447438OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q28974185
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In Other Languages
“Ptolemais amphitheatre” goes by many names.
- French: “amphithéâtre de Ptolémaïs”
- French: “Amphithéâtre de Ptolémaïs”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include الملعب المدرج and مدينة الاموات.
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