| Archaeological Site of Cyr[500×375] Russian Spanish | G Boccardi © UNESCO More pictures Publishing origin | |
| Cyrene Archaeological map [800×607] Map of Cyrene Libya Publishing origin | |
| Cyrene headless goddess jp[600×800] over to Libya the statue of Venus of Cyrene an ancient statue taken by Italian troops from the ruins of Cyrene during the wars Cyrene Libya Publishing origin | |
| cyrene scene jpg[598×434] leek or a sunflower The plant once grew only in Libya and apparently its extinction was a grievous blow to the Greeks and to the city s economy Cyrene is a wonderful city to see Libyan Amazonian Cyrene Publishing origin | |
| cyrene06 jpg[648×426] games of the Greeks and also sang of Aristaeus the child produced by the nymph Cyrene and the Greek god Apollo Cyrene had its own local school of philosophers Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore site of a woman only annual celebration Many of the principal features of Cyrene were uncovered through archaeological research The city was Publishing origin | |
| cyrene caves jpg[600×450] Cyrene s Necropolis encompasses hundreds of tombs expertly cut into the hills Like most of Cyrene s sites many these tombs are yet to be fully excavated Publishing origin | |
| cyrene14 jpg[720×474] Apollonia the harbor for Cyrene Apollonia the ancient city Publishing origin | |
| cyrene05 jpg[576×379] especially its horses were famous and it had a monopoly on certain medicinal plants It also had an abundance of precious metals from which it produced its coinage temple of the Agora with a mosaic floor Greek lyric poet Pindar celebrated the successes of Cyrene s rulers in the ancient games of the Greeks and also sang of Aristaeus the Publishing origin | |
| cyrene demeter temple jpg[600×450] The Temple of Goddess Demeter Cyrene Libya Publishing origin | |
| cyrene13 jpg[648×426] Byzantine Duke s Palace a Byzantine residence Publishing origin |