THE TEMPLE OF APOLLO

It is located in the centre of the sanctuary area of the same name. Built in the th century BC, it is probably the oldest temple in Cyrene. His appearance and function remained the same, despite renovations in the second century following the rebellion of the Jews. The ruins delivered a gigantic statue of Apollo dating from the th century B.C., now in the British Museum.

The cave of the priests lies behind the temple. It is an artificial cave where the priests of Apollo were gathered whose names are inscribed on its pillars. In the north of Apollo Temple, the temple of Artemis, smaller, date of the century of life B.C. The substantial space that separates the temple of Artemis from the altar of Artemis (th century B.C.) indicates that a very large crowd will be there during the festivities linked to the sister of Apollo's sister. A little farther north, the temple of Hecate, built under Trajan and restored under Hadrian after the Jewish revolt, housed the statue three sides of the goddess of prosperity (at the museum).

Then you walk along the route to the west, admiring the splendid panorama of the valley extending to the sea.