221), daughter of Cyrene's king, to Ptolemy III. Although the city became subject to Alexander the Great in 331 and was later practically annexed by the Ptolemies of Egypt, it seems to have had nominal independence until the marriage of Berenice (d. Cyrene submitted to the Persians under Cambyses II (see under Cambyses), but later (after 480 BC) became independent again. Other cities were founded in Cyrenaica, notably Barca, but Cyrene retained power.
Having important commerce with Greece, the little city-state flourished. For eight generations the monarchs were alternately named Battus and Arcesilas. It was a Greek colony founded (c.630 BC) by Aristoteles of Thera, who became king of Cyrene as Battus. Cyrene sīrē´nē, ancient city near the northern coast of Africa, in Cyrenaica (now E Libya).
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