Polity Kingdom of Cyrenaica

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Magas, the brother of Ptolemy of Egypt, declared his province of Cyrenaica to be independent. It would remain independent until 250 BC, when it was reabsorbed into the Ptolemaic Kingdom.

Establishment

  • January 270 BC: With Ptolemy's eye focused eastward, his half-brother Magas declared his province of Cyrenaica to be independent.

Chronology

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1. Secession of Cyrenaica

With Ptolemy's eye focused eastward, his half-brother Magas declared his province of Cyrenaica to be independent. It would remain independent until 250 BC, when it was reabsorbed into the Ptolemaic Kingdom.

  • January 270 BC: With Ptolemy's eye focused eastward, his half-brother Magas declared his province of Cyrenaica to be independent.

2. Reconquest of Cyrenaica

Magas, the half-brother of the Ptolemaic King, declared the province of Cyrenaica to be independent.

  • January 249 BC: With Ptolemy's eye focused eastward, his half-brother Magas declared his province of Cyrenaica to be independent.

3. Establishment of a separate Ptolemaic Kingdom in Cyrenaica

Cyrenaica was separated from the main kingdom by Ptolemy VIII and given to his son Ptolemy Apion.

  • January 115 BC: Cyrenaica was separated from the main kingdom of Egypt by Ptolemy VIII and given to his son Ptolemy Apion. When Ptolemy Apion died without heirs in 96 BC, he bequeathed Cyrenaica to the Roman Republic.
  • January 95 BC: Cyrenaica was separated from the main kingdom of Ptolemy VIII and given to his son Ptolemy Apion. When Ptolemy Apion died without heirs in 96 BC, he bequeathed the territory to the Roman Republic.

Disestablishment

  • January 95 BC: Cyrenaica was separated from the main kingdom of Ptolemy VIII and given to his son Ptolemy Apion. When Ptolemy Apion died without heirs in 96 BC, he bequeathed the territory to the Roman Republic.