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Cyrene, also sometimes anglicized as Kyrene, was an ancient Greek colony and Roman city near present-day Shahhat in northeastern Libya in North Africa. It was part of the Pentapolis, an important group of five cities in the region, and gave the area its classical and early modern name Cyrenaica. Cyrene lies on a ridge of the Jebel Akhdar ...
Cyrene, ancient Greek colony in Libya, founded c. 631 bce by a group of emigrants from the island of Thera in the Aegean. Their leader, Battus, became the first king, founding the dynasty of the Battiads, whose members, named alternately Battus and Arcesilaus, ruled Cyrene for eight generations.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 4, 2023 · Cyrene was a city founded by Greek colonists from Thera in 631 BCE in North Africa. It was the center of the region of Cyrenaica and a cultural and trade hub, known for its silphium plant and philosophers.
- Joshua J. Mark
- Ancient Cyrene was located on the coast of North Africa at the site of modern-day Shahhat, Libya.
- Cyrene was founded in 631 BCE by immigrants from the Greek island of Thera.
- Famous citizens of Cyrene include the hedonistic philosopher Aristippus, the poet/scholar Callimachus, the polymath Eratosthenes, the philosopher H...
- Cyrene was abandoned after the earthquakes of 262 and 365 CE but had been severely damaged by civil strife and the land is thought to have been dep...
Cyrene was a Greek colony and a major city in the Hellenic world, with a thousand years of history. It is now a World Heritage site with famous ruins and a rich cultural heritage.
Jul 24, 2021 · Cyrene is a Greco-Roman site in Libya that was founded by Greeks in 631BC and became a major centre of the Greek world. Learn about its history, monuments, and current state of preservation.
- Sarah Roller
Cyrene was a Thessalian princess, the daughter of Hypseus. She was a fierce huntress, called by Nonnus, a "deer-chasing second Artemis, the girl lionkiller" and "a champion in the leafy forest with lionslaying hands".
Cyrene, in Greek mythology, a nymph, daughter of Hypseus (king of the Lapiths) and Chlidanope (a Naiad). One day Cyrene wrestled a lion that had attacked her father’s flocks. Apollo, who was watching, fell in love with her and carried her off from Mount Pelion, in Thessaly, to Libya.
