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A Roman province on the North African coast, now part of Libya
{i} historic area colonized by the ancient Greeks that occupied the eastern part of Libya bordering the Mediterranean Sea; Barca, ancient region in North Africa
or Cirenaica Northeastern region of present-day Libya. It was colonized by the Greeks ( 631 BC), who established five cities there. It became a Roman province in 67 BC. Arab armies conquered it in AD 642, as did the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century. Italy colonized it in the early 20th century, but Italian forces were expelled during World War II (1939-45). In 1963 it was incorporated into Libya

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Ancient city, North Africa. Located in modern-day Libya, it was founded 630 BC by a group of emigrants from the Aegean island of Thíra. Their leader, Battus, became the first king; his dynasty ruled until 440 BC. Under the aegis of Ptolemaic Egypt (from 323 BC), Cyrene became one of the great intellectual centres of the Classical world, boasting such scholars as Eratosthenes and Aristippus, founder of the Cyrenaics. Taken by the Romans in 96 BC, it later declined and, with the Arab conquest of AD 642, ceased to exist. Areas of the old city have been excavated, revealing impressive ruins