Apollonia, Cyrenaica


Apollonia, (of Pentapolis, "The five cities") Cyrenaica

Cyrene from Space

Apollonia in Cyrenaica (modern Libya) was founded by Greek colonists and became a significant commercial centre in the southern Mediterranean. It served as the harbour of Cyrene, 20 km (12 miles) to the southwest. The Greek geographer and mathematician Eratosthenes was born there.

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