Steven Sklifas - Writer Photographer

The Greek colonists of Cyrene (located 20 kilometres away) established Apollonia on a broad bay in the late 7th early 6th century BC to serve as its harbour/port.

The Commonwealth war graves cemetery at Benghazi. There 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the Cemetery. This includes graves of Australian, British, Greek, Indian, Jewish, Libyan, Norwegian, South African, and Sudanese soldiers. The cemetery was built and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).

Founded in the 4th century BC, Ptolemais is located on the site of the port or harbour of Barca, an ancient 7th century BC Greek colony situated between the Mediterranean Sea and the steep slopes of the Cyrenaica plateau.

Situated on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea on the northwest coast of Libya, Tripoli was founded around 7th century BC by the Phoenicians.