Kings of Cyrene
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The Kings of Cyrene were the monarchs of the ancient Greek city-state of Cyrene in North Africa, ruling a Hellenic kingdom founded in the 7th century BCE.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| kings of Cyrene | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic-era polity
ⓘ
ancient Greek monarchy ⓘ monarchy ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ |
| capital | Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenic ⓘ |
| dynasticTitle | Battiads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynastyName | Battiad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase |
agriculture
ⓘ
silphium trade ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| era |
Archaic Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicCharacter | Greek ⓘ |
| firstKing | Battus I of Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Greek colony ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| founder |
Battus I of Cyrene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battus of Thera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | link between Greek world and Africa ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing Greek presence in North Africa
ⓘ
rule over Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterStatus |
Roman province
ⓘ
under Ptolemaic rule ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cyrenaica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| notableKing |
Arcesilaus II of Cyrene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arcesilaus III of Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ Arcesilaus IV of Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ Battus I of Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ Battus III of Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originOfFounder |
Santorini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek world ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent Greek kingdom ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | basileia ⓘ |
| region | Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ruled | Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pindar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorState |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territory | Cyrenaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.