Augustamnica
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Augustamnica (Latin) or Augoustamnike (Greek) was a Roman province of Egypt[1] created during the 4th century and was part of the Diocese of Oriens first and then of the Diocese of Egypt, until the Muslim conquest of Egypt in the 640s.
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Provincia Augustamnica ἐπαρχία Αὐγουσταμνικῆς | |||||||||
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Province of the Byzantine Empire | |||||||||
315–641 | |||||||||
Capital | Pelusium | ||||||||
Historical era | Antiquity | ||||||||
• Established | 315 | ||||||||
641 | |||||||||
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Today part of | Egypt |
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Some ancient episcopal sees of the province are included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[2]