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Cyrene

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Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: Libya
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. [More Details]
This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Cyrene", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.