city
Cyrene (Jewish community; revolt of 115–117)
Shahhat, Libya · Wider Abrahamic world
32.822, 21.863
Attested. Attested (Strabo, Josephus, Dio, inscriptions).
This photograph shows the modern city, or the Wikipedia lead subject, rather than the ancient site itself.
Cyrene had a large Jewish politeuma (Strabo). Simon of Cyrene carried Jesus' cross (Mark 15:21), and Cyrenians appear in Acts. The diaspora revolt led by 'Lukuas' (115–117) began here, and the region's Jewish life was largely destroyed.
Source stance: neutral.
People and groups named here
- Simon of Cyrene
- Jason of Cyrene (author of 2 Maccabees source)
- Lukuas/Andreas
Sources
- "Cyrene", Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) - confessional sourceConfessional source
New Advent. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- History of the Jews in Libya (Wikipedia, context article)
Wikipedia contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0). Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Cyrene, Libya (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0). Accessed 2026-11-11.
Further reading
Councils here
None in this list.