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Cyrene. Libya. View of a headless marble sculpture of female figure beautifully draped with the unfluted columns of the Temple of Apollo behind it. The sanctuary of Apollo is beautifully situated 600 meters high, overlooking the Green Mountain plateau and 13 km inland from the Mediterranean. It is where Cyrene was first established by the Greeks and it has within it a rich collection of temples, altars, fountains, theatre, Roman-period baths and a Doric monumental entrance. Cyrene which a UNESCO World Heritage site was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera -Santorini- around 631 BC and is North Africa's most complete ancient Greek city.

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Cyrene. Libya. View of a headless marble sculpture of female figure beautifully draped with the unfluted columns of the Temple of Apollo behind it. The sanctuary of Apollo is beautifully situated 600 meters high, overlooking the Green Mountain plateau and 13 km inland from the Mediterranean. It is where Cyrene was first established by the Greeks and it has within it a rich collection of temples, altars, fountains, theatre, Roman-period baths and a Doric monumental entrance. Cyrene which a...
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