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    130 AD. Antinoöpolis was a little to the south of the Egyptian village of Besa (Βῆσσα), named after the god and oracle of Bes. Antinoöpolis was built...
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    worship that spread throughout the Empire. Hadrian founded the city of Antinoöpolis close to Antinous's place of death, which became a cultic centre for...
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  • or from Antinoöpolis, a city in Egypt founded by Hadrian on top of an older settlement. Two sources confirm that he was born in Antinoöpolis. It was once...
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    important sources of such finds are at Antinoöpolis and Akhmim. The French archaeologist Albert Gayet worked at Antinoöpolis and found much relevant material...
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  • Sammonicus, a Roman scholar Serenus of Antinoöpolis, also known as Serenus of Antinoeia, a mathematician from Antinoöpolis. Serenus, a messiah claimant (circa...
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  • The P. Antinoopolis 7 is a septuagint manuscript that contains part of the text of the book of Psalms. Using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography)...
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    Greek cities in Egypt, it is clear that the other Greek cities, such as Antinoöpolis, enjoyed privileges very similar to the ones seen in Alexandria; for...
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  • Slovakia Besa, an Egyptian village located near the Hadrian-founded city of Antinoöpolis Daneș (previously Beșa), a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania...
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    Hanging with Dionysian Figures from Antinoöpolis, fifth–seventh century (Metropolitan Museum of Art)...
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    which stretched from Antinoöpolis on the River Nile to the Red Sea at Berenice Troglodytica (Berenike). Hadrian had founded Antinoöpolis in memory of his...
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    from 79 AD. An illustration of a cloth having a herringbone weave from Antinoöpolis in Greece from 130 AD. The Falkirk Tartan, a wool 2:2 herringbone tartan...
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  • nome to Arsinoe. Hadrian created a new nome, Antinoopolites, for which Antinoöpolis was the capital. The nomes survived into Roman times. Under Roman rule...
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    asserted, were composed by Hadrian himself. Hadrian founded the city of Antinoöpolis in Antinous' honour on 30 October 130. He then continued down the Nile...
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    the Annuario Pontificio as Catholic titular sees: Antaeopolis (Tjebu) Antinoöpolis, the Metropolitan Archbishopric Apollonopolis Parva (Côm-Esfaht, now...
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    chapel of Petosiris are found near the modern village of Tuna el-Gebel. Antinoöpolis was built in 130 A.D. by the Roman emperor Hadrian in memory of his favourite...
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    (second-century AD) clay tablet from the ruins of the Temple of Antinous in Antinoöpolis, Aegyptus that prescribed the rules and membership dues of a burial society...
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  • Alábastrōn pólis, Arabic: الحفن, romanized: al-Khafn), a village located near Antinoöpolis. In the Islamic year 6 AH (627 – 628 CE), Muhammad is said to have had...
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    φυλακή, the Bahr Yussef in Arabic). The grottos of Beni Hasan, near Antinoöpolis on the opposite bank of the Nile, were the common cemeteries of the Hermopolitans...
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    viewing platforms for dignitaries and officials. One circus, that at Antinoöpolis (Egypt), displays a distinct gap of some 50m between the carceres and...
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  • Bulgaria) Archdiocese of Ancyra (Ankara, Turkey) Archdiocese of Antinoe (Antinoöpolis, Egypt) Archdiocese of Antiochia in Pisidia (Antioch of Pisidia, Turkey)...
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  • Nerva–Antonine dynasty-era tablet from the ruins of the Temple of Antinous in Antinoöpolis, that prescribed the rules and membership dues of a burial society collegium...
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  • (Ancient: "Akhetaten") Ankyronpolis (Modern: "el-Hiba", Ancient: "Teudjoi") Antinoöpolis (Modern: "el-Sheikh 'Ibada") Dara Pyramid of Khui Deir el-Bersha Deir...
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    Nerva–Antonine dynasty-era tablet from the ruins of the Temple of Antinous in Antinoöpolis, Aegyptus. The tablet prescribed the rules and membership dues of a burial...
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    their use of bows and arrows. The pedestal of Ramses II was found in Antinoopolis, El-Minya, Egypt.  It is rectangular in shape and made of Egyptian alabaster...
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    killing Christians. They took her into custody. When the ship had reached Antinoöpolis, Rais was one of the first to die. When Loukianos yelled out, "I spit...
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    the Indian subcontinent, Arabia, and Upper Egypt. It was connected to Antinoöpolis on the River Nile in Lower Egypt by the Via Hadriana in 137 CE. The trade...
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    Nerva–Antonine dynasty-era tablet from the ruins of the Temple of Antinous in Antinoöpolis, Aegyptus that prescribed the rules and membership dues of a burial society...
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  • Governorate. It is located on the east bank of the Nile to the south of Antinoöpolis and almost opposite the city of Mallawi. During the pharaonic period...
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  • Nerva–Antonine dynasty-era tablet from the ruins of the Temple of Antinous in Antinoöpolis, Aegyptus that prescribed the rules and membership dues of a burial society...
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    Persecution around 303. Philemon was a famous flute player, mime and actor at Antinoöpolis in Egypt. During the persecution, Philemon dons the deacon's clothes...
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