Erythron (Cyrenaica)

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The remains of the so-called western church

Erythron ( ancient Greek Ἐρυθρόν ) was an ancient city in Cyrenaica in today's Libya .

The place is mentioned by various ancient authors (e.g. Claudius Ptolemy : Geographika 4, 4, 3) and can be identified with today's El Atrun . Erythron is close to the sea, about 20 kilometers east of Apollonia . It is uncertain when the city was founded, but there are no definite finds from pre-Roman times. There are also no pre-Roman mentions of the place. The city flourished especially in Byzantine times and can probably only be called a city for this period. Various bishops are known and two richly equipped churches have been excavated.

literature

  • JB Ward-Perkins , RG Goodchild: Christian Monuments of Cyrenaica , London 2003, ISBN 1-900971-01-1 , pp. 231-256
  • André Laronde, Vincent Michel: La basilique occidentale d'Erythron (Latrun). Fouilles et restauration conduites. 2004
  • André Laronde, Vincent Michel: La cité d'Érythron en Cyrénaïque. In: Revue archéologique 2009, pp. 176–185.

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Coordinates: 32 ° 52 ′ 24 ″  N , 22 ° 16 ′ 52 ″  E