Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated
Hellenistic Berenice 246 BCE Ptolemy III → Roman to Arab 642 CE·Hellenistic Berenice (Benghazi) port·🇱🇾 Cyrenaica, Benghazi, Berenice ancient mound under Benghazi modern northern suburb, east Benghazi, Libya
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About Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated
Berenice excavated by Lloyd 1960s Benghazi grid. Recorded context — Period: Hellenistic Berenice 246 BCE Ptolemy III → Roman to Arab 642 CE; Culture: Hellenistic Berenice (Benghazi) port; Field status: excavated; Materials: limestone, pottery Ben II seriations; Condition: buried under Benghazi.
Why it mattersKey Hellenistic Berenice (Benghazi) port ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ceremonial centre
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- 246 BCE; Roman wall 200 CE
- Period
- Hellenistic Berenice 246 BCE Ptolemy III → Roman to Arab 642 CE
- Culture
- Hellenistic Berenice (Benghazi) port
- Purpose
- Benghazi Hellenistic port with 400 m Hellenistic grid and Ben II pottery type-site 600 BCE–642 CE 12 m stratigraphy
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1959
- Excavation
- Excavated
1920 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated
246 BCE; Roman wall 200 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated
c. 1200 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated
On the ground
Structures & features
32.1200° N · 20.0690° E · 10 m · 3 mapped features
- Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated — outlier feature32.1206° N · 20.0688° E
- Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated — Complex Annex 2complexcomplex at Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated — hydraulic feature32.1186° N · 20.0700° E
- Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated — Rock_Art Annex 3rock artrock art at Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated — primary structure32.1191° N · 20.0679° E
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