Leptis Magna Museum
archaeological museum in Tripolitania, Libya
Leptis Magna Museum is an archaeological museum located in Khoms (Leptis Magna), Tripolitania, Libya.
It contains evidence of people of different origins that once inhabited the city of leptis magna, including Berber, Punic, Phoenicians and Romans.
The remains preserved in the museum include statues of characters from numerous classical mythologies such as Zeus and Apollo statues.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Leptis Magna Museum” as archaeological museum in Tripolitania, Libya. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as archaeological museum in Tripolitania, Libya. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6527955. VIAF identifies the subject as 1809151304647549460001. The Library of Congress control number is n2017071512. Authority coordinates are 32.636, 14.286. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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How to read it
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- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Leptis Magna Museum”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Leptis Magna Museum primary sources, Leptis Magna Museum archive and Leptis research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Leptis Magna Museum” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.