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'''Learn about the major sources of economic weath for [[Cyrene]].'''

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[[File:DTAE_Cypriot_Juglet.png|thumb|250px|Cypriote ring based juglet; [the inverted poppy shape] suggests that the jars once held opium, which is made from the sap. / 18th Dynasty]]
Cyrene's main source of economic wealth was in the cultivation and export of poppies and [[silphium]].

Though the opium oil from the poppies was also an export, little is known about this crop.

Information about the cultivation of silphium, however, is more accessible to us.

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[[File:DTAE_Cyrene_Silver_Coin.png|thumb|250px|Cyrene, Silver coin. Head of Ammon. (reverse) Silphium, c. 435-375 BCE / 1889]]
Silphium, with its yellow flower, was considered a gift from the sun god.

Grown solely in this region near the [[Mediterranean sea]], silphium extract was exported at high prices and was so crucial to the wealth of [[Cyrenaica]] that it was depicted on their coins.

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[[File:DTAE_Vase_Aphrodite_and_Eros.png|thumb|250px|Vase of Aphrodite and Eros / Classical Antiquity]]
Silphium's roots produced a resin used by both the [[Greece|Greeks]] and [[Rome|Romans]] in medicines intended to cure cough, fever, indigestion and many other ailments. It was also used as a contraceptive.

In a compilation of culinary recipes from the 4th century BCE, the herb is mentioned in various recipes, including a flamingo dish.

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[[File:DT - Arcesilaus Cup.jpg|thumb|250px|Arcesilaus II, king of Cyrene, supervising the weighing and storage of silphium]]
High demand, overexploitation and possibly a shift in climate all contributed to the eventual extinction of silphium.

The last mention of it dates from the 4th century CE and to this day no traces of this plant have been identified.

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imported>Lady Kyashira: XOdeyssusx moved page Egypt: Major Exports of Cyrene to Tours: Major Exports of Cyrene

imported>Lady Kyashira: Created page with "'''Learn about the major sources of economic weath for Cyrene.''' |-|Silphium & Poppy= File:DTAE_Cypriot_Juglet.png|thumb|250px|Cypriote ring based juglet; [th..."