ɪt wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌv kɹˈiːt ænd sˌaɪɹənˈeɪkə ʌntˈɪl tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, wˌɛn ɪt bɪkˌeɪm pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə nˈuː pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌv lˈɪbɪə suːpˈiəɹɪɚ slˈæʃ lˈɪbɪə pɛntˈæpəlˌɪs, wˌɪtʃ fˈɔːɹmd pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə pɹiːtˈoːɹiən pɹˈiːfɛktʃɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈiːst ˈæftɚ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən.
It was part of the province of Crete and Cyrenaica until 293, when it became part of the new province of Libya Superior / Libya Pentapolis, which formed part of the Praetorian prefecture of the East after 337.