Babylon-in-Egypt
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Babylon-in-Egypt was an ancient Roman and later Byzantine fortress and settlement near modern Cairo that served as a strategic military and administrative center in Egypt.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine fortress
ⓘ
Roman military settlement ⓘ ancient fortress ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Amr ibn al-As NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedIn | 640 ⓘ |
| country |
Byzantine Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
customs station ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ river port ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
Roman quay
ⓘ
fortress walls ⓘ gates ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Coptic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy | Rashidun Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cairo Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Heliopolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memphis, Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver | Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notSameAs | Babylon in Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Diocese of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDaySiteIncludes |
Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coptic Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanging Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltInCentury | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
early Christian center in Egypt
ⓘ
site of several early churches ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled Nile traffic
ⓘ
guarded approach to Memphis ⓘ protected access to Red Sea routes ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Byzantine period in Egypt
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ Roman period in Egypt ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Arab conquerors of Egypt
ⓘ
Byzantine army NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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