Egyptians after embalming. The ancient city of Canopus is attested to, in part, by the Decree of Canopus. The decree mentions the temple of Canopus and...

The Decree of Canopus is a trilingual inscription in three scripts, which dates from the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt. It was written in three writing...

up Canopus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Canopus (or Alpha Carinae) is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina. Canopus may...

legend: Canopus, pilot of Menelaus' ship on his quest to retrieve Helen of Troy after she was taken by Paris. A ruined ancient Egyptian port named Canopus lies...

HMS Canopus was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy and the lead ship of the Canopus class. Intended for service in Asia, Canopus and...

mythology, Canopus or Canobus (Ancient Greek: Κάνωβος) was the pilot of the ship of King Menelaus of Sparta during the Trojan War. Canopus is described...

first 'o' changing into 'a' may be due to influence from the place name Canopus, Egypt thought of as a place of luxuries. Architectural canopies include projections...

then held the bishopric, and he was also appointed titular bishop of Canopus, Egypt. But he preferred[citation needed] the elegant life and the gaiety of...

Abukir or Aboukir, is a town on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, near the ruins of ancient Canopus and 23 kilometers (14 mi) northeast of Alexandria by rail...

Cambyses II of Persia - Camp David Accords - Canopic jar - Canopus, Egypt - Decree of Canopus - Howard Carter (archaeologist) - Cartouche - Cataracts of...

modern-day Egypt. Ancient Egyptian civilization followed prehistoric Egypt and coalesced around 3100 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology)...

about ancient Greek astronomy. Ptolemy set up a public inscription at Canopus, Egypt, in 147 or 148. N. T. Hamilton found that the version of Ptolemy's models...

via the Western Lake and through a water channel to the nearby town of Canopus for onward distribution. Thonis had a large temple of Khonsou, son of Amun...

important innovation in 238 BC by holding a synod of all the priests of Egypt at Canopus. Ptolemy IV continued this tradition by holding his own synod at Memphis...

desert and the Mediterranean, stretching from Moroccan Atlantic coast to Egypt. The region has no set definition, and varies from source to source. Generally...

The Canopus class was a group of six pre-dreadnought battleships of the British Royal Navy built in the late 1890s. The ships were designed by the Director...

uprising in Egypt. In the aftermath of this rebellion, Ptolemy forged a closer bond with the Egyptian priestly elite, which was codified in the Canopus decree...

Egyptologists with the Greek legend of Canopus – the boat captain of Menelaus on the voyage to Troy – "who was buried at Canopus in the Delta where he was worshipped...

on Egyptian funereal archaeology. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 19 July 2010. Budge, E. A. Wallis (1904). The Decrees of Memphis and Canopus. Kegan...

included an Egyptian-themed area known as the Canopus.: 16  Hadrian may have been advised on religious matters by Pancrates, a poet and priest of Egypt.: 15 ...

issued under Ptolemy III Euergetes (the Decree of Alexandria and Decree of Canopus), another under Ptolemy IV Philopator (the Raphia Decree), and others under...

century. He was a son of Eustathius and Sosipatra, and had a school at Canopus, Egypt. He was an older contemporary of Hypatia who lived and worked nearby...

Deben (unit) Decan Decipherment of ancient Egyptian scripts Decline of ancient Egyptian religion Decree of Canopus Decree of Nectanebo I Dedi Dedumose I Dedumose...

As early as the 7th century BC, there existed important port cities of Canopus and Heracleion. The latter was recently rediscovered underwater. Alexandria...

In ancient Egyptian history, the Old Kingdom is the period spanning c. 2700–2200 BC. It is also known as the "Age of the Pyramids" or the "Age of the Pyramid...

February 1805 by Captain Francis Austen, and Canopus became the flagship of Rear-Admiral Thomas Louis. Canopus narrowly missed being present at the Battle...

Sea near Alexandria in Egypt, lying between the Rosetta mouth of the Nile and the town of Abu Qir. The ancient cities of Canopus, Heracleion and Menouthis...

Dynasty came to power in Egypt, continuing to use its native calendars with Hellenized names. In 238 BC, Ptolemy III's Canopus Decree ordered that every...

Thonis-Heracleion 7 km (4.3 mi) off the Egyptian shore in Aboukir Bay. He led the excavation of the submerged site of Canopus and of the ancient harbour of Alexandria...

Art of ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian art refers to art produced in ancient Egypt between the 6th millennium BC and the 4th century AD, spanning from Prehistoric...