Crete and Cyrenaica

Province of Crete and Cyrenaica Provincia Creta et Cyrenae (Latin) Ἐπαρχία Κρήτης καὶ Κυρήνης (Koine Greek)
Province of the Roman Empire
67 BC–c. 267 AD
Roman province of Creta et Cyrenae highlighted.
Capital	Gortyna
History
• Established	67 BC
• Disestablished	c. 267 AD
Preceded by Succeeded by Roman Cyrenaica Cretan League Byzantine Crete Libya Superior
Today part of	Greece Libya

Crete and Cyrenaica (Latin: Creta et Cyrenaica, Koine 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.