City of Cyrene Libya.. navy monument of hellenistic age Ливия. Город Кирена. Монумент эллинистического периода

navy monument of hellenistic age The third century BC City of Cyrene Libya cyrene . libya . the prominent naval monument which stands opposite the Capitolium in the agora was originally built by the ptolemies in the 3rd century bc in celebration of a naval victory won by the cyreneans . this reconstructed monument is in the form of a prow of trireme and features a beautifully sculptured marble wingless and now headless victory standing on the prow of the ship , flanked by two dolphins and holding the triton