Odeon in Ptolemais
Odeon in Ptolemais is an archaeological site in Al Marj, Libya. Odeon in Ptolemais is situated nearby to the archaeological site Agora, as well as near the ruins فيلا رومانية.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman theater
- Also known as: “Odeon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ptolemais and Palazzo delle Colonne.
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 290 metres northwest of Odeon in Ptolemais.
Palazzo delle Colonne
Archaeological site
Photo: Edratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palazzo delle Colonne is an Hellenistic-style mansion located in Ptolemais, in the Cyrenaica region of Libya. Situated near the city's agora, the site is generally identified as the residence of the city's governor. Palazzo delle Colonne is situated 240 metres northeast of Odeon in 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.
Odeon in Ptolemais
- Categories: Roman theater, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Al Marj, Libya, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
32.7069° or 32° 42′ 25″ northLongitude
20.95292° or 20° 57′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8G42PX43+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
way 313447667OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q70772393
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Odeon in Ptolemais” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Odeon in Ptolemais”
- Turkish: “Ptolemais Odeonu”
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Highlights include Ptolemais and Agora.
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