Cyrenaica - Wikipedia
WEBCyrenaica (/ ˌ s aɪ r ə ˈ n eɪ ɪ k ə ˌ ˌ s ɪr-/ SY-rə-NAY-ik-ə-,-SIRR-ə) or Kyrenaika (Arabic: برقة, romanized: Barqah, Koinē Greek: Κυρηναϊκή [ἐπαρχία], romanized: Kurēnaïkḗ [eparkhíā], after the city of Cyrene), is the eastern region of Libya.
Cyrenaica | Libya, Mediterranean, Tripolitania | Britannica
WEBCyrenaica, historic region of North Africa and until 1963 a province of the United Kingdom of Libya. As early as c. 631 bc Greek colonists settled the northern half of ancient Cyrenaica, known then as Pentapolis for the five major cities they established: Euhesperides (Banghāzī), Barce (al-Marj), Cyrene (Shaḥḥāt), Apollonia (Marsa Sūsah ...
Italian Cyrenaica - Wikipedia
WEBItalian Cyrenaica (Italian: Cirenaica Italiana; Arabic: برقة الايطالیة) was an Italian colony, located in present-day eastern Libya, that existed from 1911 to 1934. It was part of the territory conquered from the Ottoman Empire during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911, alongside Italian Tripolitania.
Cyrene - World History Encyclopedia
WEBJul 4, 2023 · Cyrene (modern-day Shahhat, Libya) was a vital cultural center and port of trade in North Africa founded in 631 BCE by Greek colonists from the island of Thera. The city is best known as the birthplace of the philosopher Aristippus of Cyrene, the poet/scholar Callimachus, and the polymath Eratosthenes, as well as from references in …
Crete and Cyrenaica - Wikipedia
WEBCrete and Cyrenaica ( Latin: Creta et Cyrenaica, Koinē Greek: Κρήτη καὶ Κυρηναϊκή, romanized: Krḗtē kaì Kyrēnaïkḗ) was a senatorial province of the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire, established in 67 BC, which included the island of Crete and the region of Cyrenaica in modern-day Libya.
North Africa - Greeks, Cyrenaica, Colonization | Britannica
WEBNorth Africa - Greeks, Cyrenaica, Colonization: The natural contacts of Cyrenaica were northward with Crete and the Aegean world. In the late 12th century bc Sea Peoples landing in Cyrenaica armed the Libyans and with them …
Cyrenaica - Livius
WEBCyrenaica or Pentapolis: the northeastern part of modern Libya, with five - later: six - ancient Greek cities: Euhesperides (modern Benghazi), Taucheira, Barca, Ptolemais, Apollonia, and its capital Cyrene. Cyrenaica. The Cyrenaica offered its …
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites - Perseus Digital …
WEBCYRENE (Shahat) Libya. A city NE of Benghazi, ca. 176 km, and 8 km inland on the crest of the second stage of the Gebel Ahkdar, an extended limestone plateau, 144 km long and here nearly 622 m above sea level. In ancient times it was connected to its port, Apollonia, 19 km away, by a road still visible in stretches along either side of the ...
Cyrenaica | Encyclopedia.com
WEBJun 11, 2018 · With an area of approximately 305,000 square miles (790,000 sq km), the boundaries of Cyrenaica stretch east from the Gulf of Sidra to the Egyptian border, west to Tripolitania, and south from the Mediterranean Sea to Chad and the Sudan. Geographically, Cyrenaica is divided into three distinct areas, consisting of the coastal plan, a ...
Cyrene and the Cyrenaics: A Historical and Biographical Overview
WEBAbstract. This chapter examines the significance of all the named Cyrenaics, as well as the culture of ancient Cyrene, and introduces the members of the Cy
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