Leptis Magna

[ lep-tis mag-nuh ]

/ ˈlɛp tɪs ˈmæg nə /

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an ancient Phoenician and Carthaginian, later Roman, city in N Africa, in present-day Libya E of Tripoli.

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Trotter graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and became the first black man named to Phi Beta Kappa.
The Fight to Ban ‘Birth of a Nation’|Jack Schwartz|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She graduated from her undergraduate program magna cum laude.
TEDx Talks Have a Disability Problem—but This Incredible Young Woman Is Working to Change That|Nina Strochlic|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His restaurant earned a Michelin star before Villa Magna lured him away.
Rodrigo de la Calle Is Spain’s Vegetable Whisperer|Kara Cutruzzula|March 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Samsung-distributed Magna Carta Holy Grail vs. the corporate-bashing Yeezus.
Jay Z and Kanye West Deliver the Mother of All Performances at SXSW|Marlow Stern|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Not in terms of units moved but humans moved has Yeezus blown ARTPOP and Magna Carta Holy Grail out of the water.
From Lady Gaga To Jay-Z, “Serious” Art Is Ruining Pop Music|James Poulos|November 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ea & hreticorum repulit iniquitatem, & Nostros in nauim non iam vt hospites, sed vt magna ex parte Dominos, potentsq imposuit.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The first event, the wringing of Magna Charta from the king, Shakespeare passes over.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare|Leo Tolstoy
Nature, as it seems to me, has ordained that Truth should be a most mighty goddess among men,Magna est veritas.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius
He was one of those who advised king John to sign Magna Charta.
The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple|Charles G. Addison
They will, however, serve for the committee of taste to crack after dinner, and give a zest for their magna bona.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction,|Various