Libya ( Putāya) was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, that corresponded to the current region of eastern Libya (Cyrenaica), according to King Darius I of Persia Naqshe Rustam and King Xerxes I of Persia' Daiva inscription.
The ancient territory of Libya (Putāya) was a province of the Achaemenid Empire, matching the modern-day area of eastern Libya (Cyrenaica), as recorded by Persian monarchs Darius I and Xerxes I in their inscriptions.