Antinoopolis

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Antinoopolis was a prominent ancient city in Egypt, founded by the Roman emperor Hadrian and later serving as an important urban and administrative center in Byzantine Egypt.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Antinoopolis canonical 2
Antinoopolis of Egypt 1
Antinoöpolis 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
archaeologicalExcavations 19th century
20th century
country Egypt
cultCenterOf Antinous
currentCondition ruins
declinePeriod early Islamic period
dedicatedTo Antinous
foundedBy Hadrian
foundedIn 130
foundedInCentury 2nd century
founder Hadrian
hadBishopric yes
hadBuilding baths
hippodrome
temples
hadInstitution gymnasium
theatre
hadStatus metropolis of the Thebaid
hasAlternativeName Antinoe
Antinoopolis
surface form: Antinoopolis of Egypt

Antinoopolis
surface form: Antinoöpolis
languageUsed Coptic
Greek
Latin
laterReligion Christianity
locatedIn central Egypt
surface form: Middle Egypt
locatedNear Beni Hasan
Hermopolis
locatedOn east bank of the Nile
modernSiteNear Sheikh Ibada
namedAfter Antinous
notableFinds inscriptions
papyri
sculpture fragments
partOf Byzantine Egypt
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt
surface form: Roman Egypt
province Thebaid
region Upper Egypt
religion Greco-Roman polytheism
servedAs administrative center
urban center
statusInLateAntiquity important Christian center
typeOfToponym classical city
underJurisdictionOf Byzantine Empire
Roman Empire
urbanPlan Hellenistic grid plan

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Byzantine Egypt majorCity Antinoopolis
Thebaid majorCity Antinoopolis
Antinoopolis hasAlternativeName Antinoopolis
this entity surface form: Antinoöpolis
Antinoopolis hasAlternativeName Antinoopolis
this entity surface form: Antinoopolis of Egypt