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Heracleion (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειον Hērákleion), also known as Thonis (Ancient Greek: Θῶνις Thônis; from the Ancient Egyptian: Tȝ-ḥn.t; Coptic: Ⲧϩⲱⲛⲓ Thōni, Coptic pronunciation: [dəˈhoːni]) [1] and sometimes called Thonis-Heracleion, was an ancient Egyptian port city located near the Canopic Mouth of the Nile, about 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Alexandria on ...
Heraklion or Herakleion (/ h ɪ ˈ r æ k l i ə n / hih-RAK-lee-ən; Greek: Ηράκλειο, Irákleio, pronounced), [4] sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit.
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete.It is one of the largest museums in Greece [1] and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains by far the most important and complete collection of artefacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete.
The Heraklion prefecture (Greek: Νομός Ηρακλείου) was created in 1915, after Crete joined with the rest of Greece.As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Heraklion was created out of the former prefecture Heraklion.
The first stele, the Stele of Naukratis was uncovered at Naukratis in 1899, and was subsequently translated.. Only recently, its twin stele was recovered from the underwater site of Heracleion, an ancient Egyptian city that was discovered by archaeologists in 2000.
The Cathedral of Saint Titus (Greek: Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Τίτου) also known as Hagios Titos, is an Orthodox church in the city of Heraklion, Crete, dedicated to Saint Titus.
Heracleon was a Gnostic who flourished about AD 175, probably in the south of Italy.He is the author of the earliest known commentary on a book that would eventually be included in the Christian New Testament with his commentary on the Gospel of John, although only fragmentary quotes survive.
Heracles holding Hyllus with Deianira nearby, as the centaur Nessus pleads for his life (Pompeii fresco) Heracles with his son Telephus, one of the Heracleidae. The Heracleidae (/ h ɛr ə ˈ k l aɪ d iː /; Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλεῖδαι) or Heraclids / ˈ h ɛr ə k l ɪ d z / were the numerous descendants of Heracles, especially applied in a narrower sense to the descendants of ...