D.086 Cyrene - General View

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Creator

Denis Baly

Image ID

D.086

Alternate Identifier

B04.086

Subcollection

D: North Africa

Abstract

A general view of Cyrene, showing the city's "Sacred Way" in the center. The Sacred Way was the path leading down the valley and giving access to temple of Apollo from the city's agora. "The temple had been the focal point of a sacred precinct," and was destroyed by the Persian invasion in 525 (MacKendrick, 117).

References

MacKendrick, Paul. The North African Stones Speak. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1980.

Image Notes

Creation date unknown. Processing date unknown. Formerly cataloged as B.04.086. Notes written on the slide or index: Cyrene - Sacred Way.

Curator Notes

Legacy Subcollection: "D: Cyrene"

Image Format

35 mm slide

Geographic Reference

Shahhat, Libya