News media are reporting today that another world heritage
site has fallen into the hands of so-called Islamic State (IS). The
archaeological site of Sabratha in north-western Libya,
was a Phoenician trading-post before being integrated into the Roman
Empire and rebuilt in the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE.
According to The Times newspaper, IS fighters travelling in
30 pick-up trucks set up checkpoints throughout the city, with fears mounting
regarding the archaeological site, which includes on the best-preserved Roman
amphitheatres in the world.
Let's hope that Libya's
IS militants does not seek to emulate the behaviour of their confrères in Palmyra...
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