In fact, by the time the Byzantines arrived Leptis Magna was abandoned and the Msellata region was occupied by the indigenous Laguatan who had been busy facilitating an Amazigh political, military and cultural revival.
ɪn fˈækt, baɪ ðə tˈaɪm ðə bˈɪzɐntˌiːnz ɚɹˈaɪvd lˈɛptiz mˈæɡnə wʌz ɐbˈændənd ænd ðɪ ˈɛmsɛlˈɑːɾɚ ɹˈiːdʒən wʌz ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd baɪ ðɪ ɪndˈɪdʒənəs lˈæɡjuːˌætən hˌuː hɐdbɪn bˈɪzi fəsˈɪlᵻtˌeɪɾɪŋ ɐn ɐmˈeɪzɪɡ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl, mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ænd kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ɹᵻvˈaɪvəl.