Pelousion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pelousion
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pelusium
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Tell_el-Farama
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:Persian_Empire
gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:country gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:declinedAfter gptkb:Arab_conquest_of_Egypt
gptkbp:functionedAs gptkb:port
fortress city
gptkbp:historicalName Πηλούσιον
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pelousion
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Nile_Delta
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Strabo
Herodotus
Pliny the Elder
gptkbp:near gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Pelusium_(525_BC)
gptkbp:strategicImportance eastern gateway to Egypt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pelusium
gptkb:Pelusium,_Egypt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7