Ancient Libya
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During the Iron Age and Classical antiquity, Libya referred to the area of North Africa directly west of the Nile River. Ancient Libya is not to be confused with the modern country of Libya, which rep
Likely Libyan tributary, with headdress and spotted robe. First Dynasty of Egypt, 2960–2770 BCE, Tomb of Menes B17, Abydos.
Ancient Egyptian ceramic tile of Libyans (Ramesses III prisoner tiles, 1189–1077 BCE)
Archaeological Site of Sabratha, Libya
Detail of a Libyan Group from the Tomb of Khnumhotep I, 12th Dynasty
Africa (Roman province)
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Africa was a Roman province on the northern coast of the continent of Africa. It was established in 146 BC, following the Roman Republic's conquest of Carthage in the Third Punic War. It roughly compr
Ancient Libya
…but also racially (with Libyan people or Berbers.) During Roman times, the area of Ancient Libya was split into four main regions: Mauretania, Numidia, Africa Proconsularis, and Libya (which retained the original name). Subsequently, the name ‘Africa’ was later extended to the whole continent, named after the Roman province…
The amphitheatre of Thysdrus (modern El Djem)
Roman as of Hadrian, 136 AD. An allegory of Africa wearing an elephant headdress is depicted on the reverse.
Juba II, king of Mauretania
Triumph of Poseidon and Amphitrite showing the couple in procession, detail of a vast mosaic from Cirta, Roman Africa (c. 315–325 AD, now at the Louvre)