Herakleopolis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: R. Müller Wollermann
Creators: R. Müller Wollermann
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, R. Talbert
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Jun 17, 2024 04:55 PM
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History
Herakleopolis (also called Herakleopolis Magna), was the captial of the Twentieth nome of Egypt.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/736920
29.0855048, 30.9345750333
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 34903 (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- OSM location of Heracleopolis Magna (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- DARE Location (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Ἡρακλεούπολις (Herakleopolis: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 640)
- إهناسيا (Ihnasya: Egyptian Arabic, modern)
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settlement, archaeological site
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 75 D2 Herakleopolis
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Ihnasya el-Medina
R. Müller Wollermann, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, and R. Talbert, 'Herakleopolis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/736920> [accessed: 27 July 2024]
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