Person
Magas of Cyrene
king of Cyrenaica
Magas of Cyrene (born before 317 BCE - 250 BCE, ruled 276 BCE – 250 BCE) is a Greek Macedonian nobleman.
Through his mother’s second marriage he is a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
He becomse King of Cyrenaica (in modern Libya) and he manages to wrestle independence for Cyrenaica from the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty of Ancient Egypt.