Ptolemais Theron
settlement · 30 BC – 2099 AD · location approximate
Ptolemais Theron was an ancient marketplace on the western coast of the Red Sea. Its precise location on the Sudanese Red Sea coast is now unknown, but many scholars view modern Aqiq (Hillat `Agig) as the most likely alternative.
- Coordinates
- 18.58260, 37.88544
- Also known as
- Πτολεμαΐς Θηρῶν (grc)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)