Archaeological sites in Libya Archaeological sites in Libya Cyrene, the ancient Greek city (in present-day Libya) was the oldest and most important of the five Greek cities in the region and gave eastern Libya the classical name ' Cyrenaica' that it has retained to modern times. It lies in a lush valley in the Jebel Akhdar uplands. It was named after a spring, Kyre, which the Greeks consecrated to Apollo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cyrene, Libya"
The Garamantes were Saharan people who used an elaborate underground irrigation system, and founded a kingdom in the Fezzan area of modern-day Libya, in the Sahara desert. They were a local power in the Sahara between 500 BC and 500. ...more on Wikipedia about "Garamantes"
Germa is a site in Libya with major ruins of the Garamantian Empire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Germa"
Ptolemais or Ptolemaida was one of the ancient capitals of Cyrenaica, located near the modern town of Tolmeitha (arabic طلميثة)in Libya. It was most probably named after Ptolemy III Euergetes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ptolemais (Cyrenaica)"
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