Canopus

E56547

ancient city archaeological site

Canopus was an ancient Egyptian coastal city near modern-day Alexandria, known as a major religious center and sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Isis.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient city → archaeological site →
ancientNameInGreek	Κάνωπος →
ancientNameInLatin	Canopus →
associatedWithDecree	Decree of Canopus →
connectedByCanalTo	Alexandria →
country	Egypt →
culturalSphere	Hellenistic Egyptian culture →
declineCause	coastal subsidence → earthquakes → tsunamis →
decreeDate	238 BCE →
decreeIssuedUnder	Ptolemy III Euergetes →
excavatedBy	Franck Goddio →
flourishedInCentury	1st century BCE → 1st century CE → 2nd century BCE → 2nd century CE → 3rd century BCE →
hasArchaeologicalFind	Ptolemaic and Roman inscriptions → ritual basins and naos → statues of Egyptian deities →
hasCoordinateRegion	Abu Qir Bay →
hasNearbyHarbor	Canopic branch of the Nile →
hasReligiousFunction	healing sanctuary → pilgrimage center →
hasSanctuaryDedicatedTo	Isis →
hasTemple	Temple of Serapis →
hasTypeOfCult	Isis healing cult → Osirian mysteries →
knownFor	healing cults → luxury and pleasure resorts → religious festivals →
locatedIn	Nile Delta →
locatedInTime	Ptolemaic Kingdom → Roman Egypt →
locatedNear	Alexandria →
locatedOn	Mediterranean Sea →
mentionedBy	Herodotus → Pliny the Elder → Ptolemy (geographer) → Strabo →
modernNearbySettlement	Abu Qir →
partlySubmergedIn	Abu Qir Bay →
partOf	Lower Egypt →
regionToday	Alexandria Governorate →
underwaterArchaeologyStarted	late 20th century →
worshipCenterOf	Isis → Osiris → Serapis →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Canopus →	ancientNameInLatin
Villa Adriana (Tivoli) →	hasPart
Serapis →	majorCultCenter
Behbeit el-Hagar →	relatedTo
Isis →	worshipCenter