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Römische Mitteilungen 117, 247-375M. Mackensen, e. a., 2011http://www.dainst.org/en/publication/römische-mitteilungen-117-2011 ?ft=allAbstract : The most outstanding oasis fort of the limes Tripolitanus, Myd(---)/Gheriat el-Garbia, saw the deployment of various military units between A.D. 198/201 and 275/280. The archaeological research described below focussed on the fortifications, particularly the main and rear gates, the northern angle tower and the interval towers 2 and 4. The towers of the main gate have been reconstructed at an overall height of 12.5 m with three storeys only. Of the headquarters-building two of the rear rooms, including the shrine, were excavated. A monumental inscription and corresponding architectural elements suggest the existence of a groma building. Late Roman building activities within the fort (castra) as well as repairs and the blocking of gates were observed and attributed to the deployment of a unit of limitanei – after a hiatus of 80 years – between A.D. 360/380 and 430/455. Further evidence of occupation, possibly of a Libyan chieftain and his tribe, has been assigned to the second half of the 5th century, continuing thereafter until A.D. 540+.