Heptapolis

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Heptapolis (Greek: Ἑπταπολίς, meaning "Seven cities") was the name of the capitals of the Heptanomis in ancient Egypt, and included the cities of Memphis, Heracleopolis, Crocodilopolis (later, Arsinoe), Aphroditopolis, Oxyrhynchos, Cynopolis, and Hermopolis.

Sources

• Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1857).

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