A complete random archeological article.

Researcher found the head of the statue of Bacchus, inside a water channel near the ancient city of Cyrene in Libya

OK, this picked my interest because I am interested in Dionysus.

Where is Cyrene though?

I read...

Located today in Shahhat in eastern Libya, Cyrene was founded in 631 BC by a group of emigrants from the Greek island of Thera located in the Aegean Sea.

So far, so good...

However, with the rise of Ptolemaic Egypt in 323 BC, Cyrene became one of the classical world’s most intellectually influential centers. With a medical school and great philosophers, Cyrene eventually piqued the Romans’ interest and came under their control in 96 BC.

OK...?

Cyrene experienced two centuries of relative peace and prosperity under Roman rule, which was interrupted by a revolt by Cyrene Jews in 115 AD, resulting in the city’s steady decline. Cyrene’s ongoing decline was exacerbated by a significant earthquake in 365 AD. The Arab conquest of 642 AD sealed the city’s fate, leaving it in ruins that can still be found today.

Just don't tell me these were Zionists or Khazars. Do we agree on that?