
Map of the ruins of Apollonia |
Apollonia:
city in the Cyrenaica,
port of Cyrene.
The port of Apollonia was built around two or three natural
harbors, which have disappeared beneath the waves in 365, when a giant
tidal wave destroyed the coast of northern Africa. It seems that the
inner harbor -which was surrounded by quays and store houses- was
used for warships, and the outer harbor for merchant ships. In the
eastern part were a large mole and a lighthouse. This mole and the
outer harbor were built by the Romans; the inner harbor appears to be
Greek.
In 1987, a small ship (thirteen meters long) was
discovered;
the remains are now in the museum of Susa.
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