The massive Greek Temple of Zeus stands on its own about 1 km north of the Ptolemaion and Agora neighbourhoods. The ruins are extensive and spread over a wide area, with four main sections.
It combines impressive elements from both its Greek and Roman past. It originated as a Greek colony in 631 BC, but became a Roman province in 74 BC until it was destroyed by a major earthquake in 365 AD. Location and Values: The archaeological site of Cyrene is set back from the Mediterranean shore in the foothills of the Jebel Akhdar of eastern Libya, about 200 km east of Benghazi, near the town of Al Bayda. Website Category: Frontiers of the Roman EmpireĬriteria: (ii) interchange of values (iii) cultural tradition (vi) association with belief system
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