Sabratha is an ancient Roman city about an hours drive outside of tripoli, towards tunisia. It was originally built around the first century BC and much of it destroyed around the 4th century AD due to an earthquake. Some parts were rebuilt. The 2 things that struck me was how one can still imagine this ancient city thriving and active in its hey-days and on the other hand how little has been done to restore and protect it.
Pieces of the trip was spent 'kindof just parking off' watching the sea and enjoying the fine weather and imaging what it was like 2000 years ago. Appreciating the priveledge of being able to see these things. There are also some old latrines (yes, all alongside each other) and some beautiful mosaics that are still mostly intact.
The theatre (below) is the most amazing, probably because it was restored by the italians in the 1920s. One really gets a feel of how the once majestic space could feel like with the 5000 people that it could aparently seat.
...and then on the way back it looked like someone enjoyed a baby camel on the braai! (note the green 'flag' in the background)
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