Verified31.2930° N · 30.1570° E · -7 m
Canopus (East Canopus)
Canopus, Egypt
Ptolemaic to Byzantine·Egyptian-Greek / Roman·🇪🇬 Aboukir Bay, Egypt
About
About Canopus (East Canopus)
Sister city to Heracleion, 1.7 km west on same dune-barrier, sacred to Osiris with temple of Serapis, submerged same event, excavated by Goddio with statuettes, jewellery and ritual vessels. Recorded context — Period: Ptolemaic to Byzantine; Culture: Egyptian-Greek / Roman; Field status: ongoing; Materials: stone; Condition: ruins.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 305 BCE onwards
- Period
- Ptolemaic to Byzantine
- Culture
- Egyptian-Greek / Roman
- Purpose
- Religious centre cult of Osiris
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 305 BCE onwards
Initial construction
c. 1045 CE
Abandonment
Location
Where it is
31.2930° N · 30.1570° E · -7 m
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