| Cyrene Jolly Thierry jpg[200×132] Cyrene Archaeological Site of Cyrene Antické město řecké a římské památky více informací Publishing origin | |
| Cyrene2 Jolly Thierry jpg[200×130] Archaeological Site of Cyrene Antické město řecké a římské památky více informací Publishing origin | |
| cyrene14 jpg[720×474] Apollonia the harbor for Cyrene Apollonia the ancient city Publishing origin | |
| cyrene02 jpg[379×576] located on the site of what is now Shahhât Libya Cyrene was situated 10 km 6 mi inland from the port of Apollonia now Sûsah or Marsá Sûsah Libya first constructed 5th century BC rebuilt by Hadrian in 120 AD reduced to rubble by earthquake in 365 AD Publishing origin | |
| cyrene15 jpg[379×576] Necropolis between Cyrene and Apollonia graves from Greek period 500 BC to Byzantine period 600 AD Publishing origin | |
| cyrene08 jpg[648×404] with a citadel to the south a market center to the southeast and a temple of Zeus to the east Tombs occupied the hillsides around the site Text by Microsoft Encarta looking over the countryside Temple of Apollo below Publishing origin | |
| cyrene05 jpg[576×379] 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 | |
| cyrene04 jpg[648×426] who ruled as the first emperor of Rome from 27 BC to AD 14 Under Roman rule Cyrene retained its importance as a seat of government in the province of Cyrenaica Agora public square covered with mosaics The community of Cyrene thrived from its very beginning due to the fertility of the region Its flocks herds and especially Publishing origin | |
| libya1966 CyreneTempleApol[164×217] Publishing origin | |
| libya1984 CyreneTemple 150[288×177] Publishing origin |