 Guta racho rakaramba richikura uye richibudirira izvo zvakaita kuti rive muzinda mukuru wekutengeserana panguva yekutonga kwechiGiriki muna 300 BC, mushure meHondo dzaAlexander Mukuru, yakatsanangurwa nomumwe munyori wenhau dzakaitika wechiGiriki seimwe yemaguta okutengesa anokosha zvikurusa muNyika yeArab. VaGiriki vePtolemaic vakaitumidza kuti Berenice. 