Cyrene

[ sahy-ree-nee ]

/ saɪˈri ni /

an ancient Greek city and colony in N Africa, in Cyrenaica.

Example sentences from the Web for cyrene

Virgil represents the virgins of Cyrene spinning Milesian wool dyed of a deep sea-green.

Needlework As Art |Marian Alford
By Ampelus is signified the sea shore; or Ampelus, among the people of Cyrene, signifies the sea shore.

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. |Jacob Bryant
Eratosthenes of Cyrene, the inventor of astronomical geography, was at this time the head of the mathematical school.

History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 10 (of 12) |S. Rappoport
When made quaestor, the province of Crete and Cyrene fell to him by lot.

The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete |C. Suetonius Tranquillus

Cyrene was brought under Cambyses' sway by Arcesilaus who had been banished.

Authors of Greece |T. W. Lumb

Cyrene

/ (saɪˈriːnɪ) /

an ancient Greek city of N Africa, near the coast of Cyrenaica: famous for its medical school