 Oric Bates, a historian, considers that the name "Libu" or "LBW" would be derived from the name "Luwatah" whilst the name Liwata is a derivation of the name Libu.Compared with the history of Egypt, historians know little about the history of Libya, as there are few surviving written records.Information on ancient Libya comes from archaeological evidence and historic sources written by Egypt's neighbors, the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines, and from Arabs of Medieval times.