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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 102. Chapters: Acre, Israel, Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Ancient Greek sites in Libya, Decapolis, Ptolemaic colonies in the Red Sea, Memphis, Egypt, Alexandria, Aswan, Cyrene, Libya, Kom Ombo, Heliopolis, Buto, Abilene, Mendes, Benghazi, Beit She'an, Siege of Acre, Oxyrhynchus, Philae, Umm Qais, Hippos, Jerash, Pelusium, Qift, Esna, Antinopolis, Asyut, Damanhur, Ptolemaic Baris, Nekhen, Berenice Troglodytica, Bubastis, Marina, Egypt, Pithom, Desouk, Hermopolis, Tanis, Qanawat, Abusir, Taucheira, Tahpanhes, Barca, Hermonthis, Khan al-Umdan, Thmuis, Atfih, Speos Artemidos, Babylon Fortress, Qus, Hapoel Acre F.C., Leontopolis, Athribis, Crocodilopolis, Acre Railway Station, Mansion of Bahji, Ptolemais Hermiou, Lycopolis, Ptolemais, Cyrenaica, El Kab, Tura, Egypt, Pella, Jordan, Ptolemais Theron, Al-Muallaq Mosque, Pompeian era, Arsinoe, Akko Light, Agilkia Island, Sebennytos, Xois, Busiris, Berenice Epideires, Hieracon, Gebel el-Silsila, Hellenion, Apis, Berenice Panchrysos, Dion, Jordan, Apollonopolis Parva, Olbia, Raphana, Acanthus, Arcadia Aegypti, Beit Ras, Pachnamunis, Elaea, Tripolis, Apollonos Hydreium, Heptapolis, Aphroditopolis. Excerpt: Memphis (Arabic: Egyptian Arabic: Greek: ) was the ancient capital of Aneb-Hetch, the first nome of Lower Egypt. Its ruins are located near the town of Helwan, south of Cairo. According to legend related by Manetho, the city was founded by the pharaoh Menes around 3000 BC. Capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it remained an important city throughout ancient Mediterranean history. It occupied a strategic position at the mouth of the Nile delta, and was home to feverish activity. Its principal port, Peru-nefer, harboured a high density of workshops, factories, and warehouses that distributed food and merchandise throughout the ancient kingdom. During its golden age, Memphis thrived...
