From UNESCO:

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.

From our members:

harlandejohnson visited from 8/15/1965 to 8/15/1965.

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