• Greek lyric poet Pindar celebrated the successes of Cyrene’s rulers in the ancient games of the Greeks, and also sang of Aristaeus, the child produced by the...
  • Cyrene in Libya is considered to be one of the most impressive Greco-Roman sites in the world and one of the best Classical Greek sites beyond Greece itself.
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  • Cyrene (modern-day Shahhat, Libya) was a vital cultural center and port of trade in North Africa founded in 631 BCE by Greek colonists from the island of Thera...
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  • The city was founded by a group of emigrants from the Greek island of Thera. Their leader Battus I became the king and Cyrene became the principal town in Libya.
  • The ancient Greek colony of Cyrene was located in present-day Shahhat in Libya, North Africa, in the Djebel Akhdar valley. It was founded by.
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  • The stylized, symmetrical heart symbols we see today date back to at least the 6th century BC, in the ancient Greek colony of Cyrene, North Africa.
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  • Cyrene was the daughter of King Hypseus of the Lapiths, in Greek mythology. Some sources mention that she was instead the daughter of the river god Pe...
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  • Cyrene, ancient Greek colony in Libya, founded c. 631 bce by a group of emigrants from the island of Thera in the Aegean.
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  • Map showing the location of the Archaeological Site of Cyrene UNESCO world heritage site, Libya. Website Category: Frontiers of the Roman Empire.
  • In Roman times, most Greek theatres were turned into arenas, adapted to the new types of spectacle which became popular during this period.