Libya (satrapy)

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Prehistory
Ancient history (Libyco-Berbers)	pre-146 BC
Roman era	to 640 AD
Islamic rule	640–1510
Spanish rule	1510–1530
Order of Saint John	1530–1551
Ottoman rule	1551–1911
Italian occupation	1911–1934
Italian Libya	1934–1943
Allied occupation	1943–1951
Kingdom of Libya	1951–1969
Libyan Arab Republic	1969–1977
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	1977–2011
First Civil War	2011
National Transitional Council	2011–2012
General National Congress	2012–2014
House of Representatives	2014–present
Second Civil War	2014–present

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Libya was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire according to King Darius I of Persia Naqshe Rustam and King Xerxes I of Persia' Daiva inscription. It is also mentioned as being part of the 6th district by Herodotus, which also included Cyrene, a Greek colony in Libya.^[1] When King Cambyses II of Persia conquered Egypt, the king of Cyrene, Arcesilaus III, sided with Persia. When he was killed trying to maintain power, Queen Pheretima invited the Persians to take Cyrene. The satrap of Egypt, Aryandes, accepted, and once the conquest was complete, a puppet king, Battus IV, was installed. It is possible that Cyrene gained independence with the rebellion of Egypt in 404 BCE, but ultimately, Achaemenid control of the region was lost after Alexander's conquests.^[2]

Provinces of the Achaemenid Empire (Behistun / Persepolis / Naqsh-e Rustam / Susa / Daiva inscriptions)

Arabia Arachosia Aria Amyrgoi Armenia Assyria Babylonia Bactria Cappadocia Caucasian Albania Caria Cilicia Colchis Chorasmia Carmania Dahae Drangiana 1st Egypt / 2nd Egypt Eber-Nari Elam Gandhara Gedrosia Hyrcania Ionia Hindush Libya Maka Media Lesser Media Massagetae Parthia Persia Phoenicia Phrygia Hellespontine Phrygia Greater Phrygia Saka Samaritan Province Lydia Sattagydia Thrace Sogdia Yehud

See also Districts of the Achaemenid Empire (according to Herodotus)

References

↑ Livius.org
↑ Cyrene Archived August 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.

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Libya (satrapy)

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