Silphium was in such demand that it was harvested to extinction;[22] this, in conjunction with commercial competition from Carthage and Alexandria, resulted in a reduction in the city's trade. Legal experts say the TAR sentence means the statue, currently housed in the Ancient Roman museum of Palazzo Massimo near Termini Station, should soon be winging its way back home. In the Acts of the Apostles there is mention of people from Cyrene being in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost. Cyrene's chief local export through much of its early history was the medicinal herb silphium, used as an abortifacient; the herb was pictured on most Cyrenian coins. 2 Two herms were discovered but a socket in the plinth of the statue shows that only one figure or object was associated with it. 190 of 14 August 2002. The Venus of Cyrene is back home. [13] For the English text of the 1998 Joint Communiqué see “Libya Says Italy Apologizes for Colonial Occupation”. 3154, Associazione nazionale Italia Nostra Onlus c. Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali et al. Grinus, son of Aesanius a descendant of Theras, and king of the island of Thera, had visited the Pythia, the oracle of Delphi, and offered a hecatomb to the Pythia on sundry matters. Third, because it may be seen as a further endorsement of the campaign pursued by the Italian Government against the illicit trafficking in cultural objects and towards the recovery of works of art. [24] Since 1982, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And there was still a bishop of Cyrene, named Leontius, at the time of Greek Patriarch Eulogius of Alexandria (580–607). The Aphrodite of Knidos (or Cnidus) was an Ancient Greek sculpture of the goddess Aphrodite created by Praxiteles of Athens around the 4th century BC. Jump to navigation Jump to search. See also Acts 2:10 where Jews from Cyrene heard the disciples speaking in their own language in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost; 6:9 where some Cyrenian Jews disputed with a disciple named Stephen; 11:20 tells of Jewish Christians originally from Cyrene who (along with believers from Cyprus) first preached the Gospel to non-Jews; 13:1 names Lucius of Cyrene as one of several to whom the Holy Spirit spoke, instructing them to appoint Barnabas and Saul (later Paul) for missionary service. [18] Natalino Ronzitti, “Sugli obblighi di restituzione la sentenza amministrativa non convince,” Guida al diritto-Il Sole 24 Ore 21 (2007): 100. So they moved to a place called Aziris. They settled there for six years, and were very successful until the Libyans visited the settlement of Aziris to convince the people to move further inland. In 1915, the statue was shipped to Italy, where it was placed on display in the Museo Nazionale delle Terme of Rome. 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This category contains only the following file. According to Greek tradition, Cyrene was founded in 631 BC as a settlement of Greeks from the island of Thera, traditionally led by Battus I,[3] at a site 16 kilometres (10 mi) from its associated port, Apollonia (Marsa Sousa). Cyrene was the birthplace of Eratosthenes, who later went to Alexandria. Cyrene, with its port of Apollonia (Marsa Susa), remained an important urban center until the earthquake of 262, which damaged the Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephon in Cyrene. In particular, the TAR referred to the customary rule that sanction the reconstitution of national cultural patrimony through the restitution of the works of art removed during military occupation and colonial rule, as manifested in Article 56 of the Regulations with respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land, annexed to the Hague Convention (II) with respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land of 29 July 1899, Article 46 of the Regulations Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land, annexed to Hague Convention (IV) Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land of 26 January 1910, and Article I of the First Protocol to the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict of 14 May 1954. [1] Grinus and Corobius sailed to Platea, when they reached their destination they left Corobius with months of supplies and Grinus went back to Thera to collect men to settle the newly made colony. The whereabouts of these objects are currently unknown. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings. Cyrene is referred to in the deuterocanonical book 2 Maccabees. A lawyer acting for the Libyan government, Edmondo Zappacosta, hailed the ruling. The Venus of Cyrene is a Roman copy of a Greek original thought to be carved by Praxiteles. French Neo-Epicurean philosopher Michel Onfray has called Cyrene “a philosophical Atlantis” thanks to its huge importance in the birth and initial development of pleasure ethics.
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