Antinoe

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Antinoe is the ancient Egyptian city founded by the Roman emperor Hadrian in memory of his companion Antinous, later known as Antinoopolis.

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Antinoe canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
administrativeRole capital of the nome of Antinoite
alsoKnownAs Antinoopolis
Antinoopolis (Egypt)
linked to: Antinoopolis

Antinoöpolis
linked to: Antinoopolis
commemorates Antinous
country Egypt
declinePeriod early Islamic period
excavatedBy Albert Gayet
excavationPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
foundedBy Hadrian
foundedInCentury 2nd century
foundedInPeriod Roman Empire
foundedInYear 130
hasArchaeologicalRemains hippodrome
necropolis
streets with colonnades
temples
theatre
hasCivicStatus metropolis of the Thebaid
hasCoordinateLatitude 27.95
hasCoordinateLongitude 30.90
hasCulturalPeriod Hellenistic-Roman
Late Antiquity
hasLanguage Coptic
linked to: Coptic language

Greek
Latin
hasPatronDeity Antinous
hasReligion Christianity
Greco-Roman polytheism
hasStatus titular see
knownFor late antique cemeteries
well-preserved textiles
locatedIn Upper Egypt
locatedInGovernorate Minya Governorate
locatedNear modern village of Sheikh Ibada
locatedOn east bank of the Nile
namedAfter Antinous
originalName Antinoopolis
partOf Roman Egypt
nome of the Thebaid
urbanType planned city
wasEpiscopalSeeOf Coptic Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
wasInProvince Thebaid

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