Leptis Magna,(Arabic: لبدة) also known as Lectis Magna (or Lepcis Magna as it is sometimes spelle), also called Lpqy or Neapolis, was a prominent city of the Roman Empire. Its ruins are located in Al Khums, Libya, 130 km east of Tripoli, on the coast where the Wadi Lebda meets the sea. The site is one of the most spectacular and unspoiled Roman ruins in the Mediterranean.