History of the recent discoveries at Cyrene

CHAPTER VI.

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CYRENE.

The native name of Cyrene — The position of the ruins, with the configuration of the country — The Fountain of Apollo — General description of the Necropolis — A detailed account of the different kinds of tombs — The present aspect of the city — The ancient roads to Apollonia and along the Wady Bil Ghadir — Picturesque grandeur of the Wady Mûchgûn. — _Page_ 25.