Saturn has been known since prehistoric times because it is easily visible to the naked eye. Not until the invention of the telescope, however, did people observe Saturn’s magnificent rings.
https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/attic/huygensgcms/Shistory.htm
I’m going to trust that NASA did more research on the topic than you did.
Algeria was a shitty slaver state and host of the Barbery pirates. They got what they deserved.