Cyrene

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UNESCO World Heritage Site ancient city archaeological site

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.

Aliases (1)

ancient city of Cyrene ×1

Statements (50)

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) → (iii) → (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 →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Necropolis of Cyrene → Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene → Temple of Zeus at Cyrene → agora of Cyrene →	locatedIn
Cyrenaic school of philosophy → Cyrenaica →	namedAfter
Arete of Cyrene → Cyrenaic school of philosophy →	placeOfOrigin
Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene →	associatedCity
Aristippus →	birthPlace
Kyrenaikē →	centeredOnCity
Aristippus →	citizenship
Apollonia (port of Cyrene) →	connectedTo
Cyrenaica →	containsCity
Apollo Karneios →	cultCenter
Battus I of Cyrene →	founded
Jabal al Akhdar →	hasArchaeologicalSite
Libya →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Cyrenaica →	historicalCapital
Apollo →	lover
Kyrenaikē →	majorCity
Aristaeus →	mother
agora of Cyrene ("ancient city of Cyrene") →	partOf
Temple of Zeus at Cyrene →	partOfAncientPolis
Battus I of Cyrene →	placeOfDeath
Battus I of Cyrene →	regionRuled
Battus I of Cyrene →	residence
Apollonia (port of Cyrene) →	servedAsPortFor
Kyrenaikē →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Apollo Karneios →	veneratedIn
Aristaeus →	worshipPlace