Cyrene

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Cyrene is an ancient Greek and Roman city in eastern Libya renowned for its well-preserved ruins and historical significance as a major center of classical civilization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
ancient city
archaeological site
associatedWith Cyrenaic school of philosophy
philosopher Aristippus of Cyrene
capitalOf Cyrenaica
country Libya
culture Ancient Greek
Roman
damagedBy earthquakes
declinePeriod Late Antiquity
foundedAroundYear c. 631 BC
foundedBy Battus I of Cyrene
Greek colonists from Thera
foundedInCentury 7th century BC
governedBy Ptolemaic Kingdom
Roman Empire
Roman Republic
hasSite Roman theater of Cyrene
Sanctuary of Apollo
Temple of Zeus at Cyrene
agora of Cyrene
fountain of Kyre
necropolis of Cyrene
heritageCriteria (ii)
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(vi)
inscribedOn UNESCO World Heritage List
knownFor classical architecture
philosophical schools
role as major center of classical civilization
sanctuaries and temples
well-preserved ruins
locatedIn Cyrenaica
eastern Libya
locatedNear Mediterranean Sea
modern town of Shahhat
locatedOn Libyan plateau
nearbyCity Apollonia (port of Cyrene)
partOf Greek world
Hellenistic world
Roman Empire
prosperedFrom agriculture
export of silphium
trade
regionType Mediterranean archaeological landscape
religion Roman religion
ancient Greek religion
UNESCOSiteId 190
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1982


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