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Maps - Libya

Maps and geography of Libya, the African country where Tripoli was the center of the Phoenician confederation of Tyre, Sidon, and Arados.

Mauritania Caesariensis

Map of part of Mauritania, with places Ptolemy names marked. Exact locations are noted by clicking on place names. From Bill Thayer's Lacus Curtius site.

Mauritania Tingitana

Another section of Mauritania, with places named by Ptolemy marked. Exact locations are noted by clicking on place names. From Bill Thayer's Lacus Curtius site.

World According to Eratosthenes

Modern map showing Eratosthenes of Cyrene's view of the world in 194 BC.

The Libyan Capital: Tripoli

An ancient, originally Phoenician city in northern Africa, Tripoli was invaded by the Garamants in 24 B.C.

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