Crete and Cyrenaica

Province of Crete and Cyrenaica
Provincia Creta et Cyrenae (Latin)
Ἐπαρχία Κρήτης καὶ Κυρήνης (Koinē Greek)
Province of the Roman Empire
67 BC–c. 297 AD

Roman province of Creta et Cyrenae highlighted.
CapitalGortyna
History 
• Established
67 BC
• Disestablished
c. 297 AD
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Roman Cyrenaica
Byzantine Crete
Libya Superior
Today part of Greece
 Libya

Crete and Cyrenaica (Latin: Creta et Cyrenaica, Koinē Greek: Κρήτη καὶ Κυρηναϊκή, romanized: Krḗtē kaì Kyrēnaïkḗ) was a senatorial province of the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire, established in 67 BC, which included the island of Crete and the region of Cyrenaica in modern-day Libya. These areas were settled by Greek colonists from the eighth to sixth centuries BC. After Alexander the Great's death, his short-lived empire was partitioned between his generals during the Wars of the Diadochi. Cyrenaica ended up under Egyptian rule, except for Crete, which remained independent.