Ptolemais/Barkes Limen

settlement · 750 BC – 640 AD

An ancient capital of Cyrenaica, Ptolemais was probably named after Ptolemy III Euergetes. The city was founded in either the seventh or sixth century BC.

Ptolemais/Barkes Limen
Coordinates
32.70713, 20.95385
Also known as
Barkes Limen, Ptolemais (grc), Πτολεμαΐς (grc)
Dating
attested

Sources

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