Verified23.9500° N · 35.5000° E · 3 m
Aphrodites Bay Shrine — Berenike North Bay Temple
Ptolemaic (300 BCE)·Ptolemaic Berenike·🇪🇬 Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
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About Aphrodites Bay Shrine — Berenike North Bay Temple
Aphrodites Bay Shrine — Berenike North Bay Temple in Red Sea Governorate, Egypt is a Ptolemaic (300 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Ptolemaic Berenike. Coastal shrine at Aphrodites bay associated with Berenike Ptolemaic fort. Berenike Aphrodites Bay shrine with harbour cistern.
Why it mattersKey Ptolemaic Berenike reference for transition
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade route evidence
- 02Neolithic origins
Theories
- 01Earliest farming model
- 02Desert port logistics
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 300 BCE
- Period
- Ptolemaic (300 BCE)
- Culture
- Ptolemaic Berenike
- Purpose
- Coastal shrine at Aphrodites bay associated with Berenike Ptolemaic fort
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
23.9500° N · 35.5000° E · 3 m · 3 mapped features
Aphrodites Bay Shrine — Berenike North Bay Temple — Cella/Shrine
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23.9501° N · 35.5001° EAphrodites Bay Shrine — Berenike North Bay Temple — Court
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23.9498° N · 35.5002° EAphrodites Bay Shrine — Berenike North Bay Temple — Enclosure
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23.9504° N · 35.4998° E