hɪɹˈɑːdəɾəs plˈeɪsᵻz ðə faʊndˈeɪʃən ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ɚɹˈaʊnd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti bˌiːsˈiː, wˌɛn ðə bɹˈʌðɚz ʌv kˈɪŋ ˈɑːɹsɪsˌɪlaʊs ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ʌv sˈaɪɹɛn kwˈɔːɹəld wɪð hˌɪm ænd lˈɛft sˈaɪɹɛn tə fˈaʊnd bˈɑːɹkə.
Herodotus places the foundation of the city around 560 BC, when the brothers of king Arcesilaus II of Cyrene quarrelled with him and left Cyrene to found Barca.