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The section of wall, known as the Portico of the Hermas, which runs alongside the Skyrota, was the Roman monumental passageway from the Agora to the Forum. It is lined with columns topped with alternating statues of Hermes and Heracles.
The Roman baths in the Sanctuary of Apollo were originally built in 98-99 AD during the reign of Emperor Trajan and rebuilt during the reign of Emperor Hadrian. There are some mosaics and cipolin columns. The Venus of Cyrene, which is now on display in Rome's Museo Nazionale Romano, was taken from here.
This early Greek theatre carved into the hillside, overlooking the Mediterranean, was converted into an amphitheatre by the Romans in the 2nd century AD. Today it is a crumbling ruin, but the general layout of the theatre is clear and the upper rows of seats are still intact.
The Temple of Artemis stands next to the grander and newer Temple of Apollo. It dates back to the 6th century BC and was probably used for the worship of both Artemis and Apollo by the first generations of Greek settlers from Thera. The current structure, including the marble portal, was mostly added in the 4th century BC.
The centrepiece of the Sanctuary of Apollo is the impressive Temple of Apollo. It is one of Cyrene's oldest temples, dating back to the 6th century BC. A statue of Apollo playing the lyre was found here, but it is now at the British Museum. The temple was rebuilt in in the 4th century BC and again, by the Romans, in the 2nd century AD.
The Greek Propylea, or Monumental Gateway, with its four massive, sandstone, Doric columns, was the main entrance to the Sanctuary of Apollo. It originally dates back to the 3rd or 4th century BC, but has been reconstructed.
After you have spent two or three hours wandering through the Forum and the Agora, you will reach the edge of a gorge and see below you the Sanctuary of Apollo and beyond it, the Mediterranean. A footpath leads down to the complex of public buildings, temples and baths of the Sanctuary.
The Skyrota was the main road through the Greek City. It runs along the southern edge of the Forum and is lined with columns and statues. You can still see the ancient chariot ruts in the road.
This was an all-female, Greek fertility temple, located at the western end of the Agora. It dates back to the 3rd century BC and features four headless statues of goddesses, two standing and two seated, in a semi-circular enclosure.
One of the most striking monuments in the Agora is the Naval Monument, built by Ptolemies in the 3rd century BC to celebrate a great naval victory in the Mediterranean. It features a now headless statue of Victory standing on the prow of a warship, flanked by dolphins.
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