Best Photos of the Day
This picture taken on March 10, 2021 shows a view of a mosaic of Medusa on display at the Cyrene Museum which houses Greco-Roman artefacts, in the eastern Libyan town of Shahat, near the ruins of the ancient city of Cyrene. The spectacular ruins of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene survived Libya's 2011 revolution and an ensuing decade of lawlessness, but today they face new threats: plunder and bulldozers. Founded in the seventh century BC, Cyrene "was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world", according to the UN's cultural agency UNESCO, which added the site to its World Heritage List in 1992. Abdullah DOMA / AFP
Best Photos of the Day
This picture taken on March 10, 2021 shows a view of the mosaic of a nymph and satyr from the villa of Jason Magnus at the Cyrene Museum in the eastern Libyan town of Shahat, near the ruins of the ancient city of Cyrene. The spectacular ruins of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene survived Libya's 2011 revolution and an ensuing decade of lawlessness, but today they face new threats: plunder and bulldozers. Founded in the seventh century BC, Cyrene "was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world", according to the UN's cultural agency UNESCO, which added the site to its World Heritage List in 1992. Abdullah DOMA / AFP
Best Photos of the Day
This picture taken on March 10, 2021 shows a view of a statue of the Naxian Sphinx (L) on display at the Cyrene Museum which houses Greco-Roman artefacts, in the eastern Libyan town of Shahat, near the ruins of the ancient city of Cyrene. The spectacular ruins of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene survived Libya's 2011 revolution and an ensuing decade of lawlessness, but today they face new threats: plunder and bulldozers. Founded in the seventh century BC, Cyrene "was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world", according to the UN's cultural agency UNESCO, which added the site to its World Heritage List in 1992. Abdullah DOMA / AFP
Best Photos of the Day
This picture taken on March 10, 2021 shows a view of a Dionysiac stone sarcophagus depicting the god Dionysius riding a lion, on display at the Cyrene Museum which houses Greco-Roman artefacts, in the eastern Libyan town of Shahat, near the ruins of the ancient city of Cyrene. The spectacular ruins of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene survived Libya's 2011 revolution and an ensuing decade of lawlessness, but today they face new threats: plunder and bulldozers. Founded in the seventh century BC, Cyrene "was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world", according to the UN's cultural agency UNESCO, which added the site to its World Heritage List in 1992. Abdullah DOMA / AFP
Best Photos of the Day
This picture taken on March 10, 2021 shows a view of a statue of Greco-Roman sculptures on display at the Cyrene Museum, in the eastern Libyan town of Shahat, near the ruins of the ancient city of Cyrene. The spectacular ruins of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene survived Libya's 2011 revolution and an ensuing decade of lawlessness, but today they face new threats: plunder and bulldozers. Founded in the seventh century BC, Cyrene "was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world", according to the UN's cultural agency UNESCO, which added the site to its World Heritage List in 1992. Abdullah DOMA / AFP
Best Photos of the Day
A man views Greco-Roman sculptures at the Cyrene Museum, in the eastern Libyan town of Shahat, near the ruins of the ancient city of Cyrene, on March 10, 2021. The spectacular ruins of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene survived Libya's 2011 revolution and an ensuing decade of lawlessness, but today they face new threats: plunder and bulldozers. Founded in the seventh century BC, Cyrene "was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world", according to the UN's cultural agency UNESCO, which added the site to its World Heritage List in 1992. Abdullah DOMA / AFP
Best Photos of the Day
This picture taken on March 10, 2021 shows a view two female Roman sculptures on display at the Cyrene Museum which houses Greco-Roman artefacts, in the eastern Libyan town of Shahat, near the ruins of the ancient city of Cyrene. The spectacular ruins of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene survived Libya's 2011 revolution and an ensuing decade of lawlessness, but today they face new threats: plunder and bulldozers. Founded in the seventh century BC, Cyrene "was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world", according to the UN's cultural agency UNESCO, which added the site to its World Heritage List in 1992. Abdullah DOMA / AFP
Best Photos of the Day
This picture taken on March 10, 2021 shows a view of a bust from the Temple of Apollo on display at the Cyrene Museum which houses Greco-Roman artefacts, in the eastern Libyan town of Shahat, near the ruins of the ancient city of Cyrene. The spectacular ruins of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene survived Libya's 2011 revolution and an ensuing decade of lawlessness, but today they face new threats: plunder and bulldozers. Founded in the seventh century BC, Cyrene "was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world", according to the UN's cultural agency UNESCO, which added the site to its World Heritage List in 1992. Abdullah DOMA / AFP
Best Photos of the Day
A man uses a phone to take a picture of a Roman statue of Jupiter on display at the Cyrene Museum, in the eastern Libyan town of Shahat, near the ruins of the ancient city of Cyrene, on March 10, 2021. The spectacular ruins of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene survived Libya's 2011 revolution and an ensuing decade of lawlessness, but today they face new threats: plunder and bulldozers. Founded in the seventh century BC, Cyrene "was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world", according to the UN's cultural agency UNESCO, which added the site to its World Heritage List in 1992. Abdullah DOMA / AFP
Best Photos of the Day
This picture taken on March 10, 2021 shows a view of a Greek sculpture of the head of Zeus on display at the Cyrene Museum which houses Greco-Roman artefacts, in the eastern Libyan town of Shahat, near the ruins of the ancient city of Cyrene. The spectacular ruins of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene survived Libya's 2011 revolution and an ensuing decade of lawlessness, but today they face new threats: plunder and bulldozers. Founded in the seventh century BC, Cyrene "was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world", according to the UN's cultural agency UNESCO, which added the site to its World Heritage List in 1992. Abdullah DOMA / AFP