Ptolemais

Libya / al-Marj /
 museum, ruins, town, archaeological site, Roman Empire, ancient civilization, old city
Tolmeitha (Ptolemais) is a very nice historical place belt 500bc with an excellent beach and a woderfull site of swimming. Ptolemais or Ptolemaida was one of the ancient capitals of Cyrenaica. It was probably named after Ptolemy III Euergetes. Its Latin name in Roman times was Tolmeta, from which the modern Libyan town of Tolmeitha derives its name.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemais_(Cyrenaica)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemais_(Cyrenaica)
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Coordinates:   32°42'18"N   20°57'17"E

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