Archaeological Sites in Libya
City/town/settlement in Libya (3)
Apollonia, Cyrenaica
Apollonia in Cyrenaica was founded by Greek colonists as the port of Cyrene, located 20 km (12 mi) to the southwest. It became a significant commercial centre in the southern…
Ptolemais (Cyrenaica)
Ptolemais was one of the five cities forming the Pentapolis of Cyrenaica, founded by a Ptolemaic king, probably Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-221 BC), on the site of an earlier Greek…
The Ruins of Cyrene
Cyrene, founded around 631 BC by Greek colonists from Thera, became one of the principal cities of the Hellenistic world and later a major Roman capital. The city flourished for…
Temple complex in Libya (2)
Shahhat
Shahhat (ancient Cyrene) is a town in northeastern Libya on the Mediterranean coast. Located 24 km east of Bayda in the Jabal al Akhdar district, the site remains a notable…
Temple of Zeus
The Temple of Zeus at Cyrene was the largest Greek temple in Libya and larger than the Parthenon in Athens. Originally built in Doric style around 500-480 BC, it stood on a…
Gate/archway/bridge in Libya (1)
Megalithic stones in Libya (1)
Megalithic structures in Libya (1)
Museum in Libya (1)
Necropolis/tombs complex in Libya (1)
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