Cyrene
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- Cyrene
- ancient Greek colony in Libya; the name is of unknown origin. Cyrenaic referred to the philosophy ("practical hedonism") of Aristippus of Cyrene (c. 435-c. 356 B.C.E.).
Example
- 1. Mr. berlusconi 's office said in a statement that the premier would also hand over to gadhafi the goddess venus of cyrene , an ancient roman statue taken in 1913 by italian troops from the ruins of the greek and roman settlement of cyrene , on the libyan coast .