cyrenaica

For some background, Magas of Cyrene was the son of Berenice I by her first husband, a Macedonian nobleman named Philip, and a Greek king of Cyrene, remarkable considering Cyrene did not have a king since 440 BC, under Arcesilaus IV. After the death of the previous ruler of Cyrene, Ophellas...

This is a joint entry between myself and @Reagent, the accompanying map may be found below; Prologue (1821-1832): - 1821: The Greek War of Independence (The Greek Revolution) breaks out. - 1823-1825: The First and Second Greek Civil Wars occur, in sequence. - 1827: The Second Greek National...

After WW2 there were several proposals what should happen to Libya. The two main parts, Cyrenaica and Tripolitania had different identities and Libya was not a natural unity. During the first decades, Libya was a monarchy with Idris as king. He was also leader of the Sanusi-order and Cyrenaica...