Cyrenaica it had attempted to present a united front with Jadhran, but that he had proved inflexible and intent on pursuing his own agenda. Cyrenaica's population growth over the years has been consistent with overall growth in Libya's population. Ancient episcopal sees of the Roman province of Libya Superior or Libya Pentapolitana listed in the "Annuario Pontificio" as titular sees: "For the ancient sees of Libya Inferior see Marmarica.<br>For those of Creta see Byzantine Crete. Cyrenaica Cyrenaica ( ; , , after the city of Cyrene; ) is the eastern coastal region of Libya. Also known as "Pentapolis" ("Five Cities") in
Greeks in Malta Greeks in Malta Greeks (, "Ellines"; ) have a long presence in Malta, which may lead back to ancient times. The archipelago was intensely Hellenized beginning in the 3rd century BC, a process which intertwined with the Christianization of Malta after the 1st century AD. The Byzantine presence was overturned by the Arab conquest of 870, and the surviving Greek community was Islamified. Maltese Christianity of the Byzantine Rite was only preserved in some parts of the country, being especially important in Gozo. These groups formed the basis for a local branch of the Orthodox Church, revived following Norman conquest