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Byzantine Gate

TIME : 2016/2/16 18:02:38

Northwest of the basilica, a track leads to Via Trionfale (the Cardo) and the Byzantine Gate. Note the phallic reliefs to the right of the gate - one of many at junctions around the city - which suggest the existence of prostitutes in the ancient city. Also watch out for what look like bullet holes but which in fact were where supports affixing marble to the streets' walls were hammered into the walls - Leptis Magna's streets may not have been paved with gold, but they were lined with marble.

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