Cyrene, Libie
Cyrene (/saɪˈriːniː/; Ancient Greek: Κυρήνη, romanised: Kyrēnē) wis an auncient Greek an Roman ceety near present-day Shahhat, Libie.
Κυρήνη | |
![]() The ruins o Cyrene | |
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Location | Shahhat, Jabal al Akhdar, Cyrenaica, Libie |
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Region | Jebel Akhdar |
Coordinates | 32°49′30″N 21°51′29″E / 32.82500°N 21.85806°ECoordinates: 32°49′30″N 21°51′29″E / 32.82500°N 21.85806°E |
Teep | Settlement |
History | |
Bigger | Colonists frae Thera led bi Battus I |
Foondit | 630 BC |
Abandoned | 4t century AD |
Periods | Airchaic Greece tae Roman Empire |
Site notes | |
Offeecial name | Airchaeological Steid o Cyrene |
Teep | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iii, vi |
Designatit | 1982 (6t session) |
Reference no. | 190 |
Region | Arab States |