Ancient Libyans

Roman emperor from 193 to 211

Pharaoh of Egypt

human biblical figure in Matthew 27:32, man who was forced by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus

thumb|Odysseus removing his men from the company of the lotus-eaters

thumb|upright=1.4|Map of the Roman Empire under Hadrian (ruled 117 – 138 AD), showing the location of the Garamantes kingdom, in the desert regions south of the Roman province of [[Africa proconsularis (Tunisia, Libya).]]

The Troglodytae (, Trōglodytai, literally "cave goers") were people mentioned in various locations by many ancient Greek and Roman geographers and historians, including Herodotus (5th century BCE), Agatharchides (2nd century BCE), Diodorus Siculus (1st century BCE), Strabo (64/63 BCE – c.  24 CE), Pliny (1st century CE), Josephus (37 – c. 100 CE), Tacitus (c. 56 – after 117 CE), Claudius Aelianus (c. 175 CE – c. 235 CE), Porphyry (c. 234 CE – c. 305 CE).

The Meshwesh (often abbreviated in ancient Egyptian as Ma) was an ancient Libyan tribe, of Berber origin.

thumb|From right to left an Egyptian, an Assyrian, a Nubian, and four Libu men, Heinrich Menu von Minutoli|Heinrich von Minutoli (1820) The Libu (; also transcribed Rebu, Libo, or Lebu) were an Ancient Libyan tribe of Berber origin, from which the name Libya derives.

The Nasamones () mentioned by Herodotus (c. 484–425 BCE), were a nomadic Berber tribe inhabiting the coastal region of the Gulf of Sirte and traveling inland to the oasis of Augila where men lived around a spring of water and migrated at fixed seasons each year. During the summer, they left their flocks by the sea and journeyed to Augila to gather dates from the palm trees where they grew in great abundance. They also hunted locusts, which they dried in the sun, ground into powder, and sprinkled into milk to drink. They were believed to be a Numidian people.

The Psylli (Seli) were a native Libyan tribe inhabiting Ancient Libya.