Cyrene
Americannoun
noun
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Cyrene was a Greek colony and one of the principle cities of the ancient Hellenic world before becoming a major centre under the Romans until an earthquake destroyed it in the year 365.
From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2023
The channel also posted pictures of a collapsed road between Sousse and Shahat, home to the Greek-founded and UNESCO-listed archaeological site Cyrene.
From Reuters • Sep. 11, 2023
And in 2008, then-Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi handed over to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi the Venus of Cyrene, an ancient Roman statue taken in 1913 by Italian troops.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2023
To the right of the altar is Simon of Cyrene, who carried the cross of Jesus in the Biblical account.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2022
But aside from the latter privilege, and a garrison of Macedonian soldiers quartered in the city Cyrene was left pretty much to rule herself.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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