After the conquest by Q. Caecilius Metellus (69-67 BC; Liv. per. 100; Plut. Pompey 29), Crete was organized as a double province together with Cyrenae (Roman province since 74 BC), (C. et C.). A short-term separation between the two occurred as a result of M. Antonius' declaration of independence (43 BC). In 27 BC, Augustus re-established the old order (senatorial province). The seat of the government was Gortyne. After the Diocletian reorganization, the double province was dissolved (Cyrenae went to Libya Pentapolis). An important document fo…
Creta et Cyrenae(155 words)
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Sonnabend, Holger (Stuttgart), “Creta et Cyrenae”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e308030>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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