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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Cyrene canonical 58
ancient city of Cyrene 2
Cyrene (in some interpretations) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWith Cyrenaic school of philosophy ⓘ
Aristippus ⓘ
surface form: 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 agora of Cyrene ⓘ
surface form: 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 Site ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage List
knownFor classical architecture ⓘ
philosophical schools ⓘ
role as major center of classical civilization ⓘ
sanctuaries and temples ⓘ
well-preserved ruins ⓘ
locatedIn Cyrenaica ⓘ
Cyrenaica ⓘ
surface form: eastern Libya
locatedNear Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
modern town of Shahhat ⓘ
locatedOn Central Sahara ⓘ
surface form: Libyan plateau
nearbyCity Apollonia (port of Cyrene) ⓘ
partOf Greek world ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
surface form: 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 (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Libya → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Cyrene ⓘ
Apollo → lover → Cyrene ⓘ
Aristippus → birthPlace → Cyrene ⓘ
Aristippus → citizenship → Cyrene ⓘ
Cyrenaica → containsCity → Cyrene ⓘ
Cyrenaica → historicalCapital → Cyrene ⓘ
Cyrenaica → namedAfter → Cyrene ⓘ
Battus I of Cyrene → founded → Cyrene ⓘ
Battus I of Cyrene → placeOfDeath → Cyrene ⓘ
Battus I of Cyrene → residence → Cyrene ⓘ
Battus I of Cyrene → regionRuled → Cyrene ⓘ
Sanctuary of Apollo → locatedIn → Cyrene ⓘ
subject surface form: Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene
Sanctuary of Apollo → associatedCity → Cyrene ⓘ
subject surface form: Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene
Temple of Zeus at Cyrene → locatedIn → Cyrene ⓘ
Temple of Zeus at Cyrene → partOfAncientPolis → Cyrene ⓘ
Cyrenaic school of philosophy → placeOfOrigin → Cyrene ⓘ
Cyrenaic school of philosophy → namedAfter → Cyrene ⓘ
Apollonia (port of Cyrene) → servedAsPortFor → Cyrene ⓘ
Apollonia (port of Cyrene) → connectedTo → Cyrene ⓘ
agora of Cyrene → locatedIn → Cyrene ⓘ
agora of Cyrene → partOf → Cyrene ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancient city of Cyrene
necropolis of Cyrene → locatedIn → Cyrene ⓘ
subject surface form: Necropolis of Cyrene
Apollo Karneios → veneratedIn → Cyrene ⓘ
Apollo Karneios → cultCenter → Cyrene ⓘ
Aristaeus → mother → Cyrene ⓘ
Aristaeus → worshipPlace → Cyrene ⓘ
Arete of Cyrene → placeOfOrigin → Cyrene ⓘ
Jabal al Akhdar → hasArchaeologicalSite → Cyrene ⓘ
Kyrenaïkē → centeredOnCity → Cyrene ⓘ
subject surface form: Kyrenaikē
Kyrenaïkē → majorCity → Cyrene ⓘ
subject surface form: Kyrenaikē
Kyrenaïkē → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Cyrene ⓘ
subject surface form: Kyrenaikē
Carneia → associatedPolities → Cyrene ⓘ
Telegony → associatedWith → Cyrene ⓘ
Apries → conflictWith → Cyrene ⓘ
Eratosthenes → placeOfBirth → Cyrene ⓘ
Carneades → birthPlace → Cyrene ⓘ
Carneades → citizenship → Cyrene ⓘ
Theodorus of Cyrene → placeOfOrigin → Cyrene ⓘ
Battus → countryOfCitizenship → Cyrene ⓘ
subject surface form: Battus I of Cyrene
Battus → founderOf → Cyrene ⓘ
subject surface form: Battus I of Cyrene
Battus → colonyFounded → Cyrene ⓘ
subject surface form: Battus I of Cyrene
this entity surface form: Greek colony of Cyrene
Battus → residence → Cyrene ⓘ
subject surface form: Battus I of Cyrene
Thera → sentColonistsTo → Cyrene ⓘ
Battiad dynasty → capital → Cyrene ⓘ
Battiad dynasty → ruled → Cyrene ⓘ
Greek colonization movement → notableColonyFounded → Cyrene ⓘ
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene → monarchOf → Cyrene ⓘ
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene → capitalOfRealm → Cyrene ⓘ
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene → reignPlace → Cyrene ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Cyrene) → partOf → Cyrene ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancient city of Cyrene