ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt wʌz ˈɔfən dᵻstɹˈɔɪd ænd ðˈɛn ɹᵻstˈoːɹd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹˈoʊmən pˈiəɹɪəd, bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐ mˈɪɹ bˈʌɹoʊ, bˈɑːɹkə wʌz, nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs, ðə sˈiːt əvə bˈɪʃəpɹˌɪk.
Although it was often destroyed and then restored during the Roman period, becoming a mere borough, Barca was, nevertheless, the seat of a bishopric.