Royal necropolis of Alexandria (likely)
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The Royal necropolis of Alexandria (likely) refers to the presumed burial complex in ancient Alexandria, Egypt, where members of the Ptolemaic dynasty, including Ptolemy VIII Physcon, were interred.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal necropolis of Alexandria (likely) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
burial complex ⓘ necropolis ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ptolemaic dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemaic rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy VIII Physcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPopulation |
Ptolemaic royal family (attributed)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
high-ranking court officials (attributed) ⓘ |
| burialType |
rock-cut tombs
ⓘ
subterranean chambers ⓘ |
| certainty | hypothetical location ⓘ |
| civilization | Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Ptolemaic palace complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal quarter of Alexandria ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
burial place of Hellenistic rulers in Egypt
ⓘ
symbol of Ptolemaic dynastic power ⓘ |
| endUse | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| era | Late Period to Hellenistic transition ⓘ |
| heritageContext | Hellenistic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inferredFrom |
ancient literary sources
ⓘ
limited archaeological remains ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Macedonian-Greek funerary traditions
ⓘ
Ptolemaic royal cult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ ancient Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture | Hellenistic-Egyptian funerary art (attributed) ⓘ |
| notableBurial |
Ptolemy VIII Physcon (attributed)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
members of the Ptolemaic dynasty (attributed) ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient city of Alexandria ⓘ |
| relatedSite |
Palace district of Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal quarter of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ submerged remains off the coast of Alexandria ⓘ |
| religion |
Hellenistic religion
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| researchTopic | search for Ptolemaic royal tombs ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
exact location of Ptolemaic royal tombs
ⓘ
extent and layout of the necropolis ⓘ |
| startUse | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| status | not securely identified archaeologically ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological hypotheses
ⓘ
historical reconstructions ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Ptolemaic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
elite burials
ⓘ
royal burials ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.