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Cinyps (Libya)
32.5333° N, 14.4500° E
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The Cinyps (Ancient Greek: Κίνυψ) or Cinyphus (Κίνυφος), was a small river in ancient Libya, and the site of a Greek colony of the same name, founded by the Spartan Dorieus. The town only existed for a short time, due to conflicts with the Carthaginians, and the local tribe of the Macae. Today the river is known as the Wadi Caam or Ka'am.
Historical Timeline
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Greek necropolis in Wadi Caam
3rd century BCE
Aqueduct construction for Hadrianic baths
AD 119–120
Colony expelled
c. 512–511 BCE
Greek colony founded
c. 515–514 BCE
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Burial and Funerary Structures
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