Barca (ancient city)

Roman Catholic and Orthodox titular see

colonial dominance of Libya (1913–41) are on display in the museum at Tolmeita

Darius I, settled some of the Barcan captives in a village in Bactria, which was still flourishing in Herodotus' time.^[7][8] By the second half of the fifth century, Barca seems to been the dominant city in the region.^[9]

Libya Superior, which formed part of the Praetorian prefecture of the East

Fatimids and Al-Bakri reports that it was a wealthy city which exported wool, honey and fruit.^[2] The attacks of Banu Hilal in the 11th century led to a sharp decline and at some point it ceased to be inhabited.^[2] When the Ottoman Turks conquered the region in 1521, they used the Turkish form "Barka" for the province, but did not retain the city's status as its capital. The Ottomans used ancient ruins as building material for a castle at the site a little before 1852, when it was visited by James Hamilton.^[2] The castle was destroyed in the 1963 Marj earthquake.^[2]

Museion, and he retained a great deal of reverence and affection for Hypatia, the last pagan Neoplatonist, whose classes he had attended. Synesius was raised to the episcopate by Theophilus

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria.^[14]

Robber Council of Ephesus in 449,^[17] whose decisions were overthrown by the Council of Chalcedon in 451.^{[18][19][20][21]}

Pope of Alexandria. Since the demise of that eparchy as a major Archiepiscopal Metropolis in the days of Pope John VI of Alexandria, the position is held as a titular see