# Cyrene

## Ancient names

- Κλαυδιόπολις (Klaudiopolis): Greek
- Cyrene: Latin
- Cyrenis colonia: Latin

Source: Pleiades, CC BY 3.0 (https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/373778).

Photo: https://scriptoria.digital/_fotos/i0cee3d.jpg (joepyrek, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cyrene_view.jpg).

## Passages

- **Matthew 27:32** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/27/32
- **Mark 15:21** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/15/21
- **Luke 23:26** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/23/26
- **Acts 2:10** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/2/10
- **Acts 6:9** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6/9
- **Acts 11:20** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/11/20
- **Acts 13:1** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13/1

## Coordinates

32.8209, 21.8512

## Straight-line distances

- **Alexandria**: about 480 mi (780 km) in a straight line
- **Rome**: about 810 mi (1,300 km) in a straight line
- **Antioch**: about 850 mi (1,400 km) in a straight line
- **Jerusalem**: about 780 mi (1,300 km) in a straight line

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/cyrene
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- Text license: Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).