Apollonia

ancient city, North Africa

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history of North Africa

  • North Africa
    In North Africa: The Greeks in Cyrenaica

    Apollonia, the port of Cyrene, became a city in its own right; Euhesperides was refounded as Berenice, and a new city, Ptolemais (Ṭulmaythah), was founded, while Barce declined; the term Pentapolis came to be used for the five cities Apollonia, Cyrene, Ptolemais, Taucheira, and Berenice.…

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