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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 uplands.
Cyrene and Cattle by Edward Calvert, 1830s or 1840s. Cyrene, also spelled Kyrene (Ancient Greek: Κυρήνη, romanized: Kurḗnē, pronounced variously as / s aɪ ˈ r iː n i / sy-REE-nee or / k aɪ ˈ r iː n i / ky-REE-nee) is a figure in Greek mythology considered the etymon of the Greek colony of Cyrene in eastern Libya in North Africa.
Kyrene School District is a K-8 school district that serves parts of Tempe, Chandler, Guadalupe, and Phoenix, Arizona, as well as portions of the Gila River Indian Community within Maricopa County. Kyrene School District operates a total of 26 schools, consisting of nineteen elementary schools, six middle schools and one online school.
Cyrene, Libya. Present location. British Museum, London. Registration. 1861.7-25.1. The Apollo of Cyrene is a large Roman statue of Apollo found at the ancient city of Cyrene, Libya. It was unearthed at the site along with a great number of other ancient sculptures and inscriptions which were presented to the British Museum in 1861. [2][1]
Diocese. Ptolemais. Personal details. Born. c. 373. Died. c. 414. Synesius of Cyrene (/ sɪˈniːsiəs /; Greek: Συνέσιος; c. 373 – c. 414) was a Greek bishop of Ptolemais in ancient Libya, a part of the Western Pentapolis of Cyrenaica after 410. He was born of wealthy parents at Balagrae (now Bayda, Libya) near Cyrene between 370 and ...
The Necropolis of Cyrene is a necropolis located between Cyrene, Libya and the ancient port of Apollonia, at the western slope of the Wadi Haleg Shaloof hill.It is around 10 square kilometres in size.
Kings of Cyrene, 163–30 BC. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 163–116 BC. Ptolemy Apion 116–96 BC. Roman Republic 96–75 BC. Roman province 75–37 BC. Ptolemaic Kingdom 37–34 BC. Cleopatra Selene II (Queen) 34–30 BC. In 75 BC, the city became part of a Roman province, but it was restored to the Ptolemies by Mark Antony in 37 BC.
Arete of Cyrene. Marble head of a woman, possibly Arete. Roman copy of a 4th century BC original. Arete of Cyrene (/ əˈriːtiː /; Greek: Ἀρήτη; fl. 4th century BC) was a Cyrenaic philosopher who lived in Cyrene, Libya. She was the daughter of Aristippus of Cyrene.