Zygritai
region · 30 BC – 300 AD
The Zygritai were a Libyan people mentioned by Ptolemy and thought to have been localized in the vicinity of the ancient town of Zygris, for which Ptolemy separately provides coordinates. Desanges (whence RE) puts them in the vicinity of modern Sidi Barrani in Egypt's Matruh governorate. BAtlas writes the label just east of Sidi Barrani, between it and Marsa Matruh.
- Coordinates
- 31.48312, 26.33529
- Also known as
- Ζυγριται (grc)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)