Heracleium (Egypt)

Heracleium or Herakleion (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειον) was a port town of ancient Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea.[1]

Its site is located near Abukir.[1][2]

See also

References
  1. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 74, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.


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