8th century BCE – 5th century CE) can be divided roughly into the history of Egypt in the east, the history of Ancient Libya in the middle and the history of Numidia and Mauretania in the West.
古典时期（公元前8世纪-公元5世纪）北非的历史大致可以分为东部的埃及历史，中部的古利比亚历史和西部的努米底亚和毛里塔尼亚历史。