Silphium was a plant native to ancient Cyrenaica; it was one of the most highly-sought items in the ancient Greek World. Its fame as both a culinary spice and a medicine became widespread, leading the Cyreneans to depict the luxury item on their coinage.
— Battles of the Ancients (@BattlesAncients) October 4, 2020
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Critical as it was, silphium is unidentified and now believed extinct. We do no what plant it was and we do not know the circumstances of its extinction.
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