Background and introduction to the excavations
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Background and introduction to the excavations
（University Museum monograph, 52 . The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene,
University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, 1984
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Cyrene final reports
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Summary in Arabic
"In Association with the Libyan Department of Atiquities, As-Saray Al-Hamra, Tripoli, People's Socialist Libyan Arab Jamahiriya"
Maps in pockets
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
According to Herodotus, Cyrene was colonized by settlers from the island of Thera, later joined by other colonists from Crete, Samos, Laconia, and Rhodes. Traditionally the foundation date has been set at 631 B.C. The sanctuary began to develop within a generation of the establishment of the colony and continued in use until its destruction by an earthquake in A.D. 262. In this volume, the excavator presents the background of the site, the history of its excavation, and an overall view of the current project.
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