List of Famous people born in Cyrene, Libya

Theodoros of Cyrene

First Name Theodoros

Born on January 1, -0465

Died on November 30, -0399 (aged 65)

Born in Libya, Jabal al Akhdar

Theodorus of Cyrene was an ancient Libyan Greek and lived during the 5th century BC. The only first-hand accounts of him that survive are in three of Plato's dialogues: the Theaetetus, the Sophist, and the Statesman. In the former dialogue, he posits a mathematical theorem now known as the Spiral of Theodorus.

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Ptolemy Apion

First Name Ptolemy

Born on January 1, -0101

Died on January 1, -0096 (aged 5)

Born in Libya, Jabal al Akhdar

Ptolemy Apion or simply known as Apion was the last Greek King of Cyrene and was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty. Ptolemy was Greek and native Egyptian in descent. His second name Apion is a name of ancient Egyptian origin and could be a name from his maternal ancestry.

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