Berenice Panchrysos (
Greek
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: ,
Steph. B., ''s. v.'';
Strabo
Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-sighted that he could see ...
xvi. 771), was an ancient town of
ancient Egypt, near
Sabae
is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 69,338 in 24,167 households and the population density of 820 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Geography
Sabae is located in central Fuku ...
in the
Regio Troglodytica, on the west coast of the
Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T ...
, between the
20th and
21st degrees of North latitude, in modern-day
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
. It obtained the appellation of all-golden (Panchrysos) from its vicinity to the gold mines of
Jebel Allaqi (Jebel Ollaki), from which the ancient Egyptians drew their principal supplies of that metal, and in the working of which they employed criminals and prisoners of war. (
Plin. vi. 34.)
References
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External linksBerenice Panchrysos (flickr)
Roman sites in Sudan
Port cities in Sudan
Ptolemaic colonies in the Red Sea
Former populated places in Sudan
Port cities and towns of the Red Sea
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