Arch of Marcus Aurelius - Tripoli, Libya
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The Arch of Marcus Aurelius in Tripoli, Libya
The Arch of Marcus Aurelius in Tripoli, Libya
The Arch of Marcus is a Roman triumphal arch in the city of Oea, modern Tripoli, where it is found near the north-eastern entrance to the Medina.
It is a quadrifrons trumphal arch, surmounted by an unusual octagonal cupola, and was erected (entirely in marble) by Gaius Calpurnius Celsus, quinquennial duumvir of the city, to commemorate the victories of Lucius Verus, junior colleague and adoptive brother of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, over the Parthians in the Roman–Parthian War of 161 to 166.
The monument was actually erected in 165, and cannot be dated later, because the Emperor is referred to with the title Armenicus, but not with the titles of Medicus and Parthicus, which were conferred on him in 166.
The patron deities of the city, Apollo and Minerva appear on the two front pediments, in bigae drawn by griffons and sphinxes. Other interpretations take the figures in the bigae as representing Lucius Verus and the goddess Roma, respectively.
The four niches placed on the northeast and southwest faces of the arch are now empty, but they must have contained the statues of the Emperor and Lucius Verus which were recovered during excavations in the nineteenth century.
The arch has been partially buried in the course of the centuries. Immediately after the Italian conquest, it received conservation and restoration work from the Italian administration (1914 to 1918), while the zone around the arch was reorganized by the Italian architect Florestano Di Fausto in the thirties of last century.
As of 2017, the Arch was suffering from poor maintenance and damage from visitors. Its original features and details have suffered considerable damage due to acid rain.
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The Arch of Marcus Aurelius - Tripoli قوس ماركوس - طرابلس
The Arch of Marcus Aurelius, Roman triumphal arch in the city of Oea, modern Tripoli, where it is found near the northeastern entrance to the Medina
قوس ماركوس أوريليوس في مدينة طرابلس عاصمة ليبيا. هو قوس لتخليد ذكرى الإمبراطور الروماني ماركوس أوريليوس، والذي حكم في الفترة بين عامي (161 - 180).
The Arch of Marcus in 360-degree video by The Libya Observer
The Arch of Marcus Aurelius is a Roman triumphal arch in the city of Tripoli near the northeastern entrance to the Old Town (Medina). It was erected in 163.
The Arch of Marcus in 360-degree video by The Libya Observer (1)
The Arch of Marcus Aurelius is a Roman triumphal arch in the city of Tripoli near the northeastern entrance to the Old Town (Medina). It was erected in 163.
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The Marcus Aurelius Arch is one of Tripoli's most impressive sites.
HISTORICAL PLACES OF LIBYA IN GOOGLE EARTH PART TWO ( 2/2 )
1. SARAYA RED CASTLE,TRIPOLI 32°53'46.37N 13°10'49.77E
2. MOSQUE,MISRATA 32°22'35.77N 15° 5'47.56E
3. CLOCK TOWER 32°53'46.57N 13°10'44.58E
4. LEPTIS MAGNA MARKET,AL-KHUMS 32°38'18.12N 14°17'31.08E
5. DAR BISHI SYNAGOGUE,TRIPOLI 32°53'49.78N 13°10'21.70E
6. FLAG,MISRATA 32°22'28.38N 15° 5'25.71E
7. ISLAND ROTATION 30°45'41.20N 20°13'9.31E
8. ARCH OF MARCUS AURELIUS,TRIPOLI 32°53'59.65N 13°10'32.91E
9. MATHABA CITY BUILDING 32°52'50.15N 13°10'39.12E
10. CYRENE ANCIENT GREEK CITY 32°49'6.34N 21°51'23.66E
11. PLANITORIUM 32°53'59.62N 13°13'4.39E
12. ANCIENT ROMAN CITY,LEPTIS MAGNA 32°37'55.99N 14°18'35.01E
13. BLACK MOUNTAIN 27°53'33.80N 18°34'48.61E
14. TEMPLE OF ZEUS 32°49'20.63N 21°51'44.80E
15. ABU RQEBA MOSQUE,TRIPOLI 32°53'39.45N 13°10'16.50E
Libya: Photographer battles destruction of Tripoli's Old Town one click at a time
A photographer from Tripoli has launched a social media campaign to raise awareness of the city's historic architecture, in an attempt to save the old town from further deterioration and restore its former glory.
Hiba Shalabi launched the campaign #SaveTheOldCityTripoli in order to promote the city's cultural heritage, which is coming under increasing threat amid Libya's continued political instability. She says new, unregulated building projects and inadequate preservation policy is putting the city's treasured sites in harm's way. She also fears that the destruction of Tripoli's old town would deliver a serious blow to its identity.
Tripoli's old town boasts a plethora of historic buildings, including castles, arches and places of worship. Among the city's most iconic structures is the Arch of Marcus Aurelius - a Roman triumphal arch built in the ancient Phoenician city of Oea, a historic site now located in the heart of modern Tripoli.
Shalabi took Ruptly on a tour of old Tripoli where she pointed out the city's under-threat cultural marvels, as well as new construction sites and signs of dilapidation. She snapped photographs around the Arch of Marcus Aurelius and continued adding to her collection as she wandered through the old town, past sites such as the Dawood Mosque and the former American consulate building.
As she went Shalabi commented on the issues facing the city. A particularly pressing danger is posed by the de facto lawlessness of Libya. This has given speculators the opportunity to build new homes in the old town and tear down abandoned and dilapidated historic buildings without oversight, Shalabi says.
There were building violations, building new buildings with steel, we call it 'concrete and steel,' she stated. [There is] no restoration and preservation of ancient buildings, [there is] neglect, ruining buildings, demolishing ancient buildings, the building of second stories on top of buildings with steel while the old ones are not made of steel and are not equipped with proper support, so they collapse under the weight, she added.
Commenting on the structures surrounding the city's Dawood Mosque, Shalabi said: there is a building built on the other side with a modern style, built with steel. It does not fit in the overall style of the old city. It stands out between the ancient buildings, from historical to this modern style. This is one of the violations that was not punished.
Tripoli's old town has a storied past. Phoenicians, Byzantines, Berbers and Romans have all passed through the ancient city and left their mark. Shalabi said she felt that whether the nations added something or demolished buildings, they still added to the history, which we should preserve.
People shouldn't ruin their past and history for the future generations, she stated.
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Column of Marcus Aurelius
Scaling the Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome with the American Academy in Rome, Oct. 2009
Museum, Tripoli, Libya - Unravel Travel TV
Assaraya Alhmara Museum, Tripoli, Libya - Assaraya Alhamra, The Red Castle or The Red Fort was painted red after the Spanish invasions in 1510 AD. Digging along an adjacent road revealed that the fort was built on top of an ancient Roman fortified camp. The building was established by the Phoenicians, who later abandoned the city after they established the nearby Carthage. A road once passed through the castle and was adorned with statues on both sides, which gave the museum an unique outdoor department. The castle was built to defend the city, it continued to be the centre of Tripoli's power right up to the 20th century.
After the Romans' descendants' return in 1911, the Italian converted a section of the castle, that was originally used as an ammunition storehouse, into Libya's first museum in 1919, to house some of the countless archaeological artifacts scattered across Libya since prehistoric times. By 1930s, it was named the Classical Museum - in reference to the classical Greco-Roman period. After the British occupied Libya during the Second War, the museum grew to occupy the entire complex and became known as The Libyan Museum in 1948, with the four wings: Prehistory - Ancient Libyan Tribes (the Berbers: Garamentes, Tuareg, etc.) - Libyan-Punic-Greco-Roman-Byzantine Traditions - Natural History
After Gaddafi's September Revolution, in 1969, a new wing was added, The People's Era Wing, to document the Libyan struggle for independence. and then later a war museum, known as The Conflict Museum. In 1982, in a joint venture with the UNISCO, the museum was further developed to its current state and became known as Assaraya Alhmara museum, which reopened its doors to the public in 1988. The museum occupies 10,000 square meters and is widely recognised as one of the most important and richest museums in the world; owing to its unique collection of original items spanning all periods of human's civilisation on this planet, right from the stone age and the prehistoric civilisations of the great Sahara desert to the medieval periods and the present day. Libya is rich in archaeology, with most of its prehistoric secrets still buried under the desert's sand and beneath the sea's water, for future generations to rediscover and bring to life once more.
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Filmed June 2010 shows Turkish citadel set inside the National Museum, Tripoli medina, the triumphal arch of Marcus Aurelius in Roman times Oei and around the Green Square /Martyr's Square in the capital of Libya.
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Tripoli International Poetry Festival opens
(30 Apr 2012) 1. Wide of National Marcus Aurelius Roman arch, where Tripoli International Poetry Festival is taking place
2. Mid of Libyan traditional musicians playing during opening performance
3. Wide of opening speech
4. Mid of two poets sitting in audience
5. Mid of journalists and cameramen
6. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Abdul Rahman Habil, Libyan Minister of Culture:
This is the first edition of the festival and we hope that this will be a preparation for annual festivals, and will make Tripoli a global poetry capital. This festival is sponsored by the Libyan Ministry of Culture and Civil Society. Its importance is in emphasising at this time the cultural and civilised face of Libya, that despite all the difficult challenges that we live in these days, we did not forget our cultural and civilised face, and we want to send a message to the world that Libyan civilisation exists, and without a doubt the new Libya will come together.
7. Mid of cameraman
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Carolyn Forche, American poet from Detroit, Michigan:
I am very honoured to be invited to Libya in this moment precisely, because it''s a moment of great promise and hope - danger, yes, but, also the future can begin now, a new future for Libya, and we wanted, we poets who came from other countries wanted to come here to support the poets of the people of Libya and make something normal, and normal, beautiful outdoor reading in the Roman Arch in the city.
9. Mid of woman reading book with young child
10. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ahmed Fakroun, Libyan singer:
I am very happy because I was invited to this festival, and listened to poetry and there was a lot of joy and a lot of beautiful words, the inaugural (session) was good.
11. Audience members talking
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) No name given, festival attendee:
I am from India, and I''ve been here for a long time. This is the first time we see something different. It has been very well organised. Tripoli Poetry Festival, it''s really very nice and really people are very happy with things changing, and it''s good for us who are here in Libya.
13. Mid of three participating poets talking
14. Wide of National Marcus Aurelius Roman arch
STORYLINE
The first ever Tripoli International Poetry Festival opened its doors on Sunday to poets and literary figures from the Arabic world and beyond.
Poets from 14 different countries took part, including Italy, Ireland, the United States and Britain, as well as Tunisia and Egypt, whose authoritarian governments were also toppled during the Arab Spring.
Other participants came from Syria, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Territories.
Libya''s Minister of Culture Abdul Rahman Habil, said he hoped the festival would make Tripoli a global poetry capital.
He said it was important to emphasise at this time the cultural and civilised face of Libya, that despite all the difficult challenges that we live in these days, we did not forget our cultural and civilised face.
American poet Carolyn Forche, from Detroit, Michigan, said she was honoured to have been invited to the festival.
It''s a moment of great promise and hope - danger, yes, but, also the future can begin now, a new future for Libya, she said.
Also participating was the famous Libyan singer, Ahmed Fakroun, from Benghazi.
The festival took place in the Dar Al-Faqih Hassan art gallery, next to the Roman Arch of Marcus Aurelius in Tripoli''s old city.
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This short spot video was created by group of ex-trainees who attended Level 1 of Video Journalism training course. Mistakes and techniques problem was allowed because they were under practicing. This video was study case, created in Tripoli, Libya, October 2012.
هذا الفلاش القصير هو من انتاج مجموعة من المتدربين السابقين الذين حضروا دورة صحافة الفديو والتي اقيمت في قناة تلفزيون العاصمة الليبية في اوكتوبر 2012 . كانت الدورة للمستوى المبتدأ الاول (Level 1) . الاخطاء والمشاكل التقنية مسموح بها هنا ، على اساس ان المنتجين للعمل كانوا تحت التدريب ، هذا العمل هو للدراسة والتحليل.
Libyan authorities recover looted Roman antiquities
(26 Nov 2011)
1. Mosque framed by Roman-period arch of Marcus Aurelius
2. Tilt up under arch
3. Wide of arch
4. Close-up of image on back of camera of recovered antiquities
5. Various of figurines and small statues recovered by government from retreating Gadhafi forces in August 2011
6. Various of news conference by Antiquities Department and National Transitional Council
7. Close-up of statues
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Saleh Algabe, Director of the state antiquities department :
Well, this (antiquity theft) is a problem even before the revolution and that is due to the size of the country actually, you know. But as these things are actually returned by the local people, who protect this tuff and return it back, so we're not really afraid, because the people are starting to understand the importance of their heritage.
9. Mid of media around antiquities
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Saleh Algabe, Director of the state antiquities department :
We expect actually, an increase in the number of tourists to visit such beautiful Libyan archaeological sites, because Libya is very famous for its riches.
11. Various of marble statues in Red Castle national museum
12. Wide interior pan of statues in museum
STORYLINE:
Libyan authorities have unveiled 17 ancient Roman figurines, which they say revolutionary forces seized from Moammar Gadhafi's soldiers during the battle for the capital, Tripoli, in August 2011.
Officials were proud to unveil a haul of recovered ancient figurines from the second and third centuries AD on Saturday.
Libya is home to a wealth of archaeology dating back thousands of years.
Not all of it is as immovable as the Arch of Marcus Aurelius in downtown Tripoli.
Some are rare examples showing Libyan influences on the Roman era arts.
Director of the state antiquities department, Saleh Algabe, hailed the find as an important recovery of national treasures, saying the people are starting to understand the importance of their heritage.
The pieces include a female figurine and several small human busts in marble, as well as two pottery fragments.
The pieces were seized from a truck on the road to Tripoli's airport on 20 August, as revolutionary forces were entering the capital.
Now the period of fighting in Libya is over, Algabe expects a boom in tourism because Libya is very famous for its riches.
The objects should soon be on public display joining the splendid marbles inside Tripoli's Red Fort museum.
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Libya (12/2010) - Tripoli, Medina
Tripoli (Arabic: طرابلس Ṭarābulus)- also طرابلس الغرب Ṭarābulus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular: Ṭrābləs pronunciation; derived from Τρίπολη; the Greek word for three cities in Greek: Τρίπολις Tripolis) is the largest city and capital of Libya.
The Tripoli metropolitan area (district area) has a population of 1,065,405 (2006 census). The city is located in the northwest of the country on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea and forming a bay. Tripoli was founded in the 7th century BC by the Phoenicians, who named it Oea.
Tripoli is the largest city, the principal sea port, and the largest commercial and manufacturing center in Libya. It is also the site of Al-Fateh University. Due to the city's long history, there are many sites of archaeological significance in Tripoli. The climate is typical Mediterranean, with hot, dry summers, cool winters and some modest rainfall.
The city's old town is still unspoiled by mass-tourism, though it is increasingly being exposed to more and more visitors from abroad, following the lifting of the UN embargo in 2003. However, the walled Medina retains much of its serene old-world ambiance. The Assaraya al-Hamra (the Red Castle), a vast palace complex with numerous courtyards, dominates the city skyline and is located on the outskirts of the Medina. There are some classical statues and fountains from the Ottoman period scattered around the castle.
The Gurgi and Karamanli mosques, with their intricate decorations and tilework, are examples of the artistic skills of local craftsmen. Just outside the Gurgi mosque is the Arch of Marcus Aurelius, the only surviving Roman monument in the city. More and more palaces (especially from the Karamanli period) are also being restored and opened to the public. The basic street plan of the medina was laid down in the Roman period when the walls were constructed as protection against attacks from the interior of Tripolitania, and are considered well planned, possibly better than modern street plans. In the 8th century a wall on the sea-facing side of the city was added.
Three gates provided access to the old town: Bab Zanata in the west, Bab Hawara in the southeast and Bab Al-Bahr in the north wall. The city walls are still standing and can be climbed for good views of the city. The Bazaar is also known for its traditional ware; fine jewelery and clothes can be found in the local markets.