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One of the ancient capitals of Cyrenaica
Ptolemais (Greek: Πτολεμαΐς) was one of the five cities that formed the Pentapolis of Cyrenaica, the others being Cyrene, Euesperides (later known as
Ptolemais,_Cyrenaica
Eastern coastal region of Libya
Crete earthquake of 365, the capital was moved to Ptolemais. After the Empire's division, Cyrenaica became part of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine
Cyrenaica
Topics referred to by the same term
theorist Ptolemais, daughter of Ptolemy I Soter and mother of Demetrius the Fair Ptolemais (tribe), a phyle of Ancient Athens Ptolemais, Cyrenaica, a city
Ptolemais
Ancient Greek bishop and alchemist (c.373–c.414)
373 – c. 414) was a Greek bishop of Ptolemais in ancient Libya, a part of the Western Pentapolis of Cyrenaica after 410. He was born of wealthy parents
Synesius
Ancient Cyrenaican town
spolia in the eastern basilica. The cavea has 28 seat levels. Barca Ptolemais, Cyrenaica List of ancient Greek cities Hogarth, David George (1911). "Cyrene"
Apollonia_(Cyrenaica)
Hellenistic king of Cyrene
Macedon and his wife, Ptolemais. Demetrius I married Ptolemais as his fifth wife around 287 BC/286 BC in Miletus, while this was Ptolemais’ first marriage.
Demetrius_the_Fair
Hellenistic mansion in north-eastern Libya
Columns") is an Hellenistic-style mansion located in Ptolemais (modern Tolmeita), in the Cyrenaica region of Libya. Situated near the city's agora, the
Palazzo_delle_Colonne
Ethnic group in Africa
regions of ancient Ethiopia. Greeks established colonies in Ethiopia, with Ptolemais Theron and Axum becoming major capitals of Ethiopian Greek culture. In
African_Greeks
Village in Cyrenaica, Libya
northern Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya, some 110 km (68 mi) east of Benghazi, near Ad Dirsiyah. Its name is derived from Greek Πτολεμαΐς (Ptolemais), the
Tolmeita
Roman North Africa
creator around 310 AD of the heresy Arianism, came from Ptolemais. Some centuries later in Cyrenaica, Monophysite adherents of the Coptic Church welcomed
Roman_Libya
Pyramid. Tell Atrib Near Eastern Archaeology Palmyra Tell Arbid Ptolemais, Cyrenaica Tell Qaramel South America El Castillo de Huarmey Mortuary temple
Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw
Faculty_of_Archaeology,_University_of_Warsaw
Arianism) and his bishop Secundus of Ptolemais were from the neighboring city (and Barca's port) of Ptolemais, Cyrenaica, Zopyrus eventually signed the Nicean
Zopyrus_(bishop_of_Barca)
Cyrenaic presbyter (died 336)
icon, c. 1591, depicting the First Council of Nicaea Born 250/256 Ptolemais, Cyrenaica, Roman Empire (modern-day Tolmeita, Libya) Died 336 (aged 80 or 86)
Arius
Ancient city of Libya
empire along with the rest of Cyrenaica. It was quickly eclipsed by its old port, which now received the name Ptolemais. Its decline was significant enough
Barca_(ancient_city)
Town in Cyrenaica, Libya
of the Marj District in the Cyrenaica region of northeastern Libya, founded by Cyrene. It lay 200 stadia west of Ptolemais. Today it is a coastal town
Tocra
Ancient Greek and Roman city near present-day Shahhat, Libya
in the region, and gave the area its classical and early modern name Cyrenaica. Cyrene lies on a ridge of the Jebel Akhdar uplands. The archaeological
Cyrene,_Libya
3rd century Christian bishop
(Ancient Greek: Βασιλείδης) was a Christian bishop of Ptolemais in the Pentapolis of Cyrenaica. He lived in the 3rd century CE. He was a contemporary
Basilides (bishop of Ptolemais)
Basilides_(bishop_of_Ptolemais)
Adriatic, Black, and Red Seas and they only established major cities in Cyrenaica, directly to the south of Greece. In 332 BC, Alexander the Great conquered
History_of_North_Africa
Hellenistic-era Greek state in Egypt (305–30 BC)
Egypt to Alexandria, Ptolemais, and Naucratis. Outside of Egypt, the Ptolemies exercised control over Greek cities in Cyrenaica, Cyprus, and on the coasts
Ptolemaic_Kingdom
3rd pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt (r. 246-222 BC)
were established, named Ptolemais and Berenice (modern Tolmeita and Benghazi) after the dynastic couple. The cities of Cyrenaica were unified in a League
Ptolemy_III_Euergetes
City in Cyrenaica, Libya
Barca, which, however, according to Alexander Graham, was at Tolmeita (Ptolemais). Marj grew around a Turkish fort built in 1842 and now restored. During
Marj
Pharaoh of Egypt from 305 to 282 BC
with the Seleucid king Seleucus I. He also took control of Cyprus and Cyrenaica, the latter of which was placed under the control of Ptolemy's stepson
Ptolemy_I_Soter
Tripolitania (capital Tripoli) and Cyrenaica (capital Cyrene -near nowadays Shahhat- with Diocletian, moved to Ptolemais after the earthquake of 365, and
Districts_of_Libya
Cluster of five cities
296 (now Libya). The most important was Cyrene and its port Apollonia, Ptolemais (the next capital after Cyrene's destruction by an earthquake), port of
Pentapolis
Liebeschuetz, J. H. W. G. (1986). "Why Did Synesius Become Bishop of Ptolemais?". Byzantion. 56: 180–195. JSTOR 44160991. Mattingly, D. J. (1983). "The
Austuriani
a minority religion in Libya. It has been present in Tripolitania and Cyrenaica since Roman times. The largest Christian group in Libya is the Coptic
Christianity_in_Libya
Archaeological site in Massah, Libya
located on the plateau of ancient Cyrenaica. In ancient times, it was traversed by the main Roman road connecting Ptolemais and Cyrene, with Cyrene being
Ein_Targhuna
Ethnic group
Pentapolis in North Africa from Egypt; Synesius of Cyrene (370-414), bishop of Ptolemais, received his instruction at Alexandria in both the Catechetical School
Copts_in_Libya
6 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024. "The Archaeological Site of Ptolemais". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022
List of World Heritage Sites in Libya
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Libya
Arab military commander and governor (c. 573–664)
Matruh), Appolonia Sozusa (Marsa Soussa) and Ptolemais (Tolmeita), capturing Barca and reaching Torca in Cyrenaica. Toward the end of the year, Amr launched
Amr_ibn_al-As
Branch of the Coptic Orthodox Church
Archbishop of the Great and Ancient Metropolis of Pentapolis: (Cyrenaica), (Appollonia), (Ptolemais), (Berenice) and (Arsinoe). This was one among a chain of
Coptic Orthodox Church in Africa
Coptic_Orthodox_Church_in_Africa
6th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
conflicts against the Seleucids and his brother. He banished his brother to Cyrenaica and repeatedly prevented him from using that as a springboard to taking
Ptolemy_VI_Philometor
Ancient citadel above the city of Athens
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Acropolis_of_Athens
British archaeologist (1935–1992)
Antiquities in Cyrenaica where he directed three excavations for the Department of Antiquities, at the House of the Orpheus Mosaic at Ptolemais, at the sixth
Martin Harrison (archaeologist)
Martin_Harrison_(archaeologist)
Eastern Mediterranean natural disaster
and lethal nature of the event. Comparable destruction is documented at Ptolemais, where collapsed columns along the Via Monumentale and within the palace
365_Crete_earthquake
Educational model once used in Athens
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Paideia
Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled Egypt
Apion (died 96 BC) – son of Ptolemy VIII Physcon. Made king of Cyrenaica. Bequeathed Cyrenaica to Rome. Ptolemy II of Telmessos, grandson of Ptolemy Epigonos
Ptolemaic_dynasty
8th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
a wide-ranging construction project in the city. A large tomb west of Ptolemais seems to have been intended as his final resting place. Ptolemy VI died
Ptolemy_VIII_Physcon
Era in Greece from (c. 1200 – c. 800 BC)
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Greek_Dark_Ages
Series of revolts by the Jews against the Roman Empire between 66 and 135 AD
including three legions and numerous auxiliary troops. Arriving in Akko-Ptolemais in the summer of 67 CE, Vespasian launched a systematic campaign in the
Jewish–Roman_wars
4th-century BC Theban gay military unit
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Sacred_Band_of_Thebes
Overview of and topical guide to ancient Greece
pre-Roman Gaul History of Marseille#Antiquity Cyrenaica#Greek rule Bosporan Kingdom Ptolemaic Kingdom Cyrenaica#Resumption of Greek rule Coele-Syria Seleucid
Outline_of_ancient_Greece
Landform in Chania, Greece
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Kastelli_Hill
Military forces of Athens in Ancient Greece
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Athenian_military
Varieties of Ancient Greek in classical antiquity
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Ancient_Greek_dialects
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Greece_in_the_Roman_era
5th-century BC Athenian playwright
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Euripides
Rebellion against Roman rule (66–73/74 CE)
by Florus. Hundreds of Jews were reportedly killed in Ascalon and Akko-Ptolemais; in Tyre, Hippos, and Gadara, many were executed or imprisoned. The Jews
First_Jewish–Roman_War
Formally independent states, but subordinate to the Roman Empire
Marsa Susa), Teuchira-Arsinoe, Euesperides-Berenice (Benghazi) and Barce-Ptolemais (Al Marj). During its heyday, from 95 BC to 66 BC, the kingdom of Armenia
Client kingdoms in ancient Rome
Client_kingdoms_in_ancient_Rome
2000-1700 BCE Minoan structural ensemble discovered in 2024
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Papoura Hill Circular Structure
Papoura_Hill_Circular_Structure
Inscribed clay disc found in Crete, Greece
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Phaistos_Disc
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Ancient_Greek_sculpture
Dating system used for part of the early Bronze Age in Greece
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Grotta-Pelos_culture
103–101 BCE War of Scepters: Alexander Jannaeus attempts to take the city Ptolemais Akko. Ptolemy IX Soter II ("Lathyros"), then ruler of Cyprus, sails to
Timeline of the Second Temple period
Timeline_of_the_Second_Temple_period
Greek civilization from 1200 BC to 600 AD
Greek city-states in the western Mediterranean, around the Black Sea and Cyrenaica. Thomas, Carol G. (1988). Paths from ancient Greece. Brill. pp. 27–50
Ancient_Greece
Musical traditions of ancient Greece
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Music_of_ancient_Greece
Aspect of ancient Greek society
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Prostitution in ancient Greece
Prostitution_in_ancient_Greece
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Ancient_Greek_architecture
Early Bronze Age culture in Greece
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Phylakopi_I_culture
Bronze Age civilization on Crete and other Aegean Islands
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Minoan_civilization
Historical period of Greece following Classical Greece
rewarded the Ptolemaic Kingdom in 224/223 BC by naming the 13th phyle Ptolemais and establishing a religious cult called the Ptolemaia. Hellenistic Athens
Hellenistic_Greece
Highest Orthodox authority in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Titular Metropolis of Pentapolis in Cyrenaica, that comprises the Holy Suffragan Dioceses of Cyrene, Appollonia, Ptolemais, Berenice and Arsinoe, is currently
Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church
Holy_Synod_of_the_Coptic_Orthodox_Church
Ancient Minoan buildings in Crete
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Minoan_palaces
2nd century Greek philosopher
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Demonax
Contemporary work about Byzantine construction
centuries, the histories of Ptolemais and Leptis Magna, the Christianization of the Tzani in the Caucasus and Berbers in Cyrenaica, the insignia of Armenian
On_Buildings
King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, 284–246 BC
extended Ptolemaic power into Cilicia and Caria, but lost control of Cyrenaica after the defection of his half-brother Magas. In the Chremonidean War
Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
time. Based in the Iranian plateau, it stretched from the Balkans and Cyrenaica in the west to the Indus Valley in the east, including Anatolia, Cyprus
Achaemenid_Empire
Bronze Age culture
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Cycladic_culture
Animal extinctions in the African continent since 9700 BCE
Philadelphus (r. 284-246 BC) founded the cities of Berenice Troglodytica and Ptolemais Theron as hunting bases to provide himself with African raw ivory and
List of African species extinct in the Holocene
List_of_African_species_extinct_in_the_Holocene
Period in Jewish history, c. 516 BCE–70 CE
general, was sent by emperor Nero to crush the rebellion. He arrived at Ptolemais along with legions X Fretensis and V Macedonica. There he was joined by
Second_Temple_period
minus Tyre and Sidon, which remained in Roman hands. She also received Ptolemais Akko (modern Acre, Israel), a city that Ptolemy II established. Given
Reign_of_Cleopatra
Greek coins from the Archaic to Imperial Roman periods
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Ancient_Greek_coinage
Treatise on cartography by Claudius Ptolemaeus
province) (Algeria, Tunisia, and Tripolitana) 3rd Map of North Africa Cyrenaica, Marmarica, Libya, Lower Egypt, and the Thebaid 4th Map of Africa North
Geography_(Ptolemy)
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
List_of_ancient_Greek_temples
Folklore of the ancient Greeks
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Ancient_Greek_folklore
Period of ancient Greece (510 to 323 BC)
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Classical_Greece
Colonies founded from a mother-city during the classical period
Achaea; Alalia in Corsica from Phocaea and Massalia (c. 545 BC) and Cyrene (Cyrenaica, Libya) from Thera (762/61 and 632/31 BC). The Greeks also colonised the
Colonies_in_antiquity
Classical Greek term for pre-Greeks
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Pelasgians
Roman province that encompassed most of modern-day Egypt
been called late antique Egypt. The province was bordered by Crete and Cyrenaica to the west and Judaea, later Arabia Petraea, to the East. Egypt came
Roman_Egypt
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Pottery_of_ancient_Greece
Cycladic culture dating system
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Kastri_culture
Town in Egypt
its prominence under the Antonines; it was the base camp of Legio III Cyrenaica, or at least one of its subunits. It rebelled, but soon was captured in
Qift
Proûsa Προύσα Proúsa ˈprusa Prousa; Bursa Πτολεμαΐς Ptolemaḯs Πτολεμαΐδα Ptolemaḯda ptolemaˈiða Ptolemais; Accho; Acre Πύδνα Pýdna Πύδνα Pýdna ˈpiðna Pydna
List_of_Greek_place_names
Roman province
and Pontus Britannia Cappadocia Cilicia Corsica and Sardinia Crete and Cyrenaica Cyprus Dacia Dalmatia Epirus Galatia Gallia Aquitania Gallia Belgica Gallia
Macedonia_(Roman_province)
Navy of ancient Rome
Classis nova Libyca, first mentioned in 180, based most likely at Ptolemais on the Cyrenaica. The Classis Mauretanica, based at Caesarea Mauretaniae (modern
Roman_navy
Macedon and Ptolemais. When the Cyrenaean king Magas died in 250 BC, his widow, Apama II summoned Demetrius from Macedonia to become king of Cyrenaica and marry
List_of_ancient_Egyptians
Seventh decade of the first century AD
Gallus as governor of Syria. First Jewish–Roman War: Vespasian arrives in Ptolemais in Phoenicia along with the Legio X Fretensis and Legio V Macedonica,
60s
People of ancient Epirus or Illyria
Lipara/Meligounis Phoenicusa Strongyle Therassía Cyrenaica Balagrae Barca Berenice Cyrene (Apollonia) Ptolemais Iberian Peninsula Akra Leuke Alonis Emporion
Atintanians
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PTOLEMAIS CYRENAICA
PTOLEMAIS CYRENAICA
Male
Greek
(Πτολεμαῖος) Greek name derived from the word polemeios, PTOLEMAIOS means "aggressive, warlike."
Female
Greek
Feminine form of Greek Ptolemy, PTOLEMA means "aggressive, warlike."
Male
Greek
Short form of Greek Ptolemaios, PTOLEMY means "aggressive, warlike."
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PTOLEMAIS CYRENAICA
PTOLEMAIS CYRENAICA
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