Furthermore, during the rule of the Romans, Byzantines, Vandals, Carthaginians, and Ottomans the Berber people were the only or one of the few in North Africa who remained independent.
fˌɜːðɚmˈoːɹ, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹˈuːl ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmənz, bˈɪzɐntˌiːnz, vˈændəlz, kˌɑːɹθɐdʒˈɪniənz, ænd ˈɑːɾəmənz ðə bˈɜːbɚ pˈiːpəl wɜː ðɪ ˈoʊnli ɔːɹ wˈʌn ʌvðə fjˈuː ɪn nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə hˌuː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt.