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Apollonos Hydreium

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Apollonos Hydreium (Plin. vi. 26; It. Anton.) or Apollinopolis or Apollonopolis (Greek: Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις), was an ancient city of Egypt that stood upon the high road from Coptos, in the Thebaid, to Berenice on the Red Sea, and was a watering station for the caravans in their transit between those cities.

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References

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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