Berenike Trogodytica Eastern Ridge — Red Sea Port Ridge
Ptolemaic to Roman (275 BCE–600 CE)·Ptolemaic Trogodytica trade port·🇪🇬 Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
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About Berenike Trogodytica Eastern Ridge — Red Sea Port Ridge
Berenike Trogodytica Eastern Ridge — Red Sea Port Ridge in Red Sea Governorate, Egypt is a Ptolemaic to Roman (275 BCE–600 CE) ancient-city attributed to Ptolemaic Trogodytica trade port. Eastern ridge of Berenike with industrial area and tetrapylon south of harbour. Sidebotham Berenike eastern ridge with elephant pens and peppercorn cargo from India.
Why it mattersKey Ptolemaic Trogodytica trade port 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. 275 BCE Ptolemy II Philadelphus
- Period
- Ptolemaic to Roman (275 BCE–600 CE)
- Culture
- Ptolemaic Trogodytica trade port
- Purpose
- Eastern ridge of Berenike with industrial area and tetrapylon south of harbour
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 275 BCE Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
23.9100° N · 35.4800° E · 5 m · 3 mapped features
Berenike Trogodytica Eastern Ridge — Red Sea Port Ridge — Central Quarter
quarterMain quarter
23.9101° N · 35.4801° EBerenike Trogodytica Eastern Ridge — Red Sea Port Ridge — Outer Slopes
slopesOuter settlement
23.9098° N · 35.4802° EBerenike Trogodytica Eastern Ridge — Red Sea Port Ridge — Gate
gateGate
23.9104° N · 35.4798° E