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.
- Coordinates
- 32.70713, 20.95385
- Also known as
- Barkes Limen, Ptolemais (grc), Πτολεμαΐς (grc)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)