Germa
The ruins of Germa are located in Southern Libya, 160 KM South-West of Sabha. It was founded by the Garamantes, who belonged to a large Libyan tribe, experienced in desert traveling. The ancient Libyans, who used the feathers as their symbol, recorded their first battles and wars by engraving them on the rocks of the area. The importance of the area as a trade link between Central Africa and the Mediterranean was similarly recorded, as were beautifully executed war chariots and horse carts.
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In Germa, ancient houses, temples and baths carry the distinguished designs of the different civilizations that existed in this land: ancient Egyptian, Carthaginian, Greek and Roman. Other ruins in Germa suggest civilizations in the area dating back to 5000 B.C., suchj as that of Acacus , as evidenced by the colored drawings in the nearby mountains.
The Garamantes, with the help of their neighboring tribes, resisted the Roman influence. Their armies reached the fringes of Leptis Magna, hundreds of kilometers to the North. Peaceful relations were not realized until the end of the 2nd century A.D., at the time of Libyan born Emperor Septimius Severus (193 - 211 A.D.).
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