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Archaeological Site of Cyrene
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Date of Inscription: 1982
Criteria: (ii)(iii)(vi) District of Ghebel Akhdar N32 49 30 E21 51 30 Ref: 190 |
Brief Description
A colony of the Greeks of Thera, Cyrene was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world. It was Romanized and remained a great capital until the earthquake of 365. A thousand years of history is written into its ruins, which have been famous since the 18th century.
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