Editing Cyrene, Libya (section)

=== Necropolis===
{{main|Necropolis of Cyrene}}
[[File:Cyrene (59) (8289473930).jpg|thumb|Rock-cut tombs in the [[necropolis of Cyrene]].]]
The necropolis consists of graves, rock-cut tombs, temple-tombs, and sarcophagi, dating from the sixth century BC until the fifth century AD. It covers about 20 km² to the south and north of the city, making it one of the largest known Greek necropoleis.{{sfn|Kenrick|2013|p=235}} The southern section has been encroached upon by the growing city of Shahat, especially after 2013, when many tombs were bulldozed.<ref name="ANN2013">{{cite web|url=https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.de/2013/08/ancient-libyan-necropolis-bulldozed.html|title=Ancient Libyan Necropolis Bulldozed|year=2013|work=Archaeology News Network|access-date=2023-09-23 |archive-date=2017-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021220351/https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.de/2013/08/ancient-libyan-necropolis-bulldozed.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The northern portion is better preserved. Several of the tombs of the Roman period have niches for portrait busts of the deceased. A common find are statues of the so-called "Goddess of Death", a female bust - often faceless - depicted in the process of unveiling herself.{{sfn|Kenrick|2013|p=238, 244-245}}