Lemta, historically Leptiminus, is a town in Tunisia with a history going back over 3,000 years.

History

The history of the town starts in the 13th century b.c.e. with the founding attributed to Phoenician sailors.Lamta Archaeological Museum
Republic of Tunisia's Ministry of Culture, accessed December 2012 Leptiminus, as it was called, became an ancient port city in Tunisia that flourished under Roman rule in the time of the empire.

Hannibal Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...

, following the

second Punic War The Second Punic War (218 to 201 BC) was the second of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC. For 17 years the two states struggled for supremacy, primarily in Ital ...

, disembarked here on his return from Italy.

Today

The growing town, now a textile production center, hosts several

excavation Excavation may refer to: * Excavation (archaeology) * Excavation (medicine) * ''Excavation'' (The Haxan Cloak album), 2013 * ''Excavation'' (Ben Monder album), 2000 * ''Excavation'' (novel), a 2000 novel by James Rollins * '' Excavation: A Memo ...

sites currently under Tunisian, American, and Canadian direction.

References

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* Roman sites in Tunisia Communes of Tunisia Roman amphitheaters in North Africa Populated places in Monastir Governorate Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Tunisia {{Tunisia-geo-stub