Oea was a Roman colony in Berber Africa. It was originally founded by the
Phoenicians. As part of the Roman
Africa Nova province, Oea and surrounding Tripolitania was prosperous and reached a golden age in the 2nd and 3rd centuries, when the city (mainly thanks to the
Severan dynasty originated from nearby
Leptis Magna) was at its height. Oea is now called
Tripoli in modern
Libya.