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, the home to the Greek-founded and UNESCO-listed archaeological site Cyrene.
From Reuters ● Sep. 11, 2023
Cyrene Mission went on to produce many black artists, scholars, teachers and practitioners.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2022
The chapel at Cyrene Mission near Bulawayo is still open, but undergoing some restoration.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2022
One of the few local documents to survive from this time, the so-called Constitution of Cyrene, prescribes the kind of political machinery one might expect in a wholly independent polis.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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