Roman circus

Name of structure: Roman circus
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Circus
Country or main area: Libya
Region within country or main area: Tripolitania
City or area within region: Leptis Magna [Khoms]
Date of structure: Middle of second century AD
Century of structure 1: 2 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Walls of the box?
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Fifty or so fragments, some glass tesserae in different greens and yellows
Date of mosaic: Middle of second century AD
Century of mosaic 1: 2 AD
Century of mosaic 2:
Silver tessera at site:
Gold tessera at site:
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?
Has analysis been done?
Samples taken from where?
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Sear, Frank B., Roman Wall and Vault Mosaics (Heidelberg: F. H. Kerle Verlag, 1977), 151
See also:
Humphrey, Sear and Vickers in Society for Libyan Studies, 5th annual report (1973-4), 8
Humphrey, Sear and Vickers, ‘The Circus at Lepcis Magna’ in Libya Antiqua 9-10 (1972-74)

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