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The area corresponding to
modern-day Libya was first colonized in the 12th century BC by the
Phoenicians, who established trading posts in Tripolitania and at
several other points along the North African coast.
The Carthaginians took over
these Phoenician colonies in the 6th century BC and expanded them as
part of the mighty Carthaginian Empire. The Greeks also settled in the
area of Cyrenaica, which is mentioned by the Herodotus, the Greek
historian, writing in the 5th century BC. |
