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Heracleium (Egypt)

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Coordinates: 31°18′15″N 30°06′02″E / 31.304167°N 30.100556°E / 31.304167; 30.100556
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Heracleium or Herakleion (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειον) was a port town of ancient Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea.[1]

Its site is located near Abukir.[1][2]

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References

  1. ^ a b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 74, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  2. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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