Cyrene Timeline

Greek colonists from the island of Thera found the city of Cyrene in North Africa.

Cyrene becomes a republic.

Plato travels in Egypt, Cyrene, Italy, Syracuse and Sicily.

After Alexander the Great's death Cyrene becomes subject of the Ptolemaic Empire.

Life of Eratosthenes, ancient Greek Alexandrian scholar, native of Cyrene and one of the greatest geographers in antiquity.

Cyrenaica becomes a Roman province.

The city of Cyrene comes under Roman control.

Augustus makes Gortyn the capital of the Roman province of Crete & Cyrene.

An earthquake devastates Cyrene.

After another earthquake Cyrene becomes an abandonded city of ruins.