The Phoenician era

Lamta represents a historical settlement area which was taken by the Phoenician as a station in the southern part of the mideterrainien which is known as the Phoenician ladders which is what characterized Lamta "Leptis" and the protection was provided to their boats and survival ressources transferred the area into a landmark

Carthaginian era

In the Carthaginian era, the "Létis" was known for its many events and developments

The father of Hannibal, the father of Hannibal, extinguished the army's wage revolution, but a section of the rebellious army managed to escape under the leadership of the barbaric leader "Maator", who was in the city of Lptis (now known as Mata), which was famous at that time for its flourishing and shielding its walls to hide behind its protective walls. Understand the plan and join it quickly and prevent him from entering to Beatis (for the present) and defeated him in front of its doors in 237 BC.

In the year 203 BC, Belbeis was removed from the battles of Italy and from Létis (now to Mata) and from his side an army that reinforced his army from Italy and attacked Siboun and Masinisa in the city. 'Zama' near Kef where he was defeated.

The Roman era

At the time of the Second Punic War, the city of Lépice (Carthage) realized that Carthage had no choice but to abandon it and joined the ranks of Rome. Its last vassals made it, after the destruction of Carthage in 146 BC, one of the seven free cities in the Roman state of Africa.

In 46 BC, during the Roman Civil War, Beatrice (now Mata) "Julius Caesar" against the Republicans was defeated before the Battle of Tapsos, which ended with the victory of the Tsarist section.

The city of Leptis (Mata currently) has its own gold coins bearing its name inscribed with Greek characters. The monuments also showed the cultural splendor that the city acquired through the construction of theaters, playgrounds, luxury homes and other signs of urban prosperity.

The Byzantine era

In the sixth and seventh centuries AD, when the Tunisian country became Byzantium, the prosperity of Bethes (now Mata) increased to the extent that it became with the city of Gafsa the center of residence of the supreme commander of the Byzantine armies in the country. In 533, the Byzantine forces under the command of General "Belizar" (Now Mata) and became the seat of the military governor of the state of Pizzasina.

The Islamic Covenant

The importance of the strategy center was not limited to the Arab conquerors. The palace of Rabat was built in the Arab era, which was ordered by the construction of Abu Ibrahim Ahmed, in 245 AH and 859 AD, and the supervisor of its construction was the servant of Abu Ibrahim Ahmed, his daughter.

A link to the tribe of a group of scholars and worshipers, including Abu Harun Andalusian, who lived there for a long time.

Note The city was mentioned under the name of Mata in the 12th and 13th centuries by the Idrisi and Altigani.