During the Iron Age and classical antiquity, Libya referred to modern-day Africa west of the Nile river. Greek and Roman geographers placed the dividing line between Libya/Africa and Asia at the Nile.
Archaeological Site of Sabratha, Libya
The Libu were an Ancient Libyan tribe of Berber origin, from which the name Libya derives.
From right to left an Egyptian, an Assyrian, a Nubian, and four Libu men
A faience tile from the throne of Pharaoh Ramesses III depicting a tattooed ancient Libyan chief (c. 1184 to 1153 BC).
Vanquished Libyan. Bronze inlaid with gold and silver, reign of Rameses II (19th Dynasty) 1279–1213 BCE. (Louvre Museum, Paris)
Image: Stele Inamunnifnebu Moscow