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Berenice Troglodytica

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Traditional name of the site of Berenike on the Red Sea coast, commonly found in modern literature, but not attested in ancient sources.

Romanized Name(s):
Berenice Troglodytica

Name as attested:

Berenice Troglodytica

Language:
English

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and the place:
Certain

Temporal attestations:

Modern (AD 1700-Present) (confident)

References:

Evidence:

Wikipedia (English) Berenice Troglodytica

Citation:

Meredith 1957, 56

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 80 inset Berenice

Details:

Meredith 1957, at page 56, writes: "The traditional form Troglodytica (or Trogodytica), coupled with the name of Berenice, does not seem to occur in ancient texts."

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