Cyrenaica
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- "The mostly dense region of Libya around Cyrene and Apollonia, filled with Silphion plants and owned by Rome."
- ―Description of Cyrenaica.[src]
Cyrenaica (Greek: Kyrenaika) is the eastern coastal region of Libya. In antiquity, it was a Greek colony founded by Battos I in the 7th century BCE, who established the city of Cyrene in the area.
By the 1st century BCE, control of the region was ceded to the Roman Republic which, together with Krete, formed the province of Crete and Cyrenaica.
History
In 47 BCE, the Medjay Bayek of Siwa travelled to Cyrenaica in pursuit of the Roman proconsul and Order of the Ancients member Flavius Metellus, who was in possession of an Apple of Eden. Along the way, he met and helped the healer Praxilla, who directed him to Cyrene to seek out her friend Diocles. Diocles in turn directed Bayek to the Roman Akropolis, where Flavius was located, allowing Bayek to assassinate the Roman and retrieve the Apple.[1]
Locations
- Settlements
- Military locations
- Treasure locations
- Papyrus locations
Gallery
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Map of Cyrenaica
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory (mentioned in Database entry only)
References