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Ptolemais, Cyrenaica
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Ptolemais was one of the five cities that formed the Pentapolis of Cyrenaica, the others being Cyrene, Euesperides, Tauchira/Teuchira, and Apollonia.
Ruins of Ptolemais
Ruins of Ptolemais
Ptolemais ruins
Ptolemais ruins
Cistern
Cistern
Palazzo delle Colonne ("Palace of the Columns"), a Hellenistic-period mansion, possibly serving as the residence of the local governor
Palazzo delle Colonne ("Palace of the Columns"), a Hellenistic-period mansion, possibly serving as the residence of the local governor
Cyrene, Libya
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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 grou
Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene
Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene
Arcesilaus II oversees the weighing of silphium for export, on a Laconian kylix, c. 565–560 BC.
Arcesilaus II oversees the weighing of silphium for export, on a Laconian kylix, c. 565–560 BC.
The Temple of Zeus, Cyrene
The Temple of Zeus, Cyrene
The Cyrene bronze head in the British Museum (300 BC)
The Cyrene bronze head in the British Museum (300 BC)