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Ptolemais, Cyrenaica
One of the ancient capitals of Cyrenaica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ptolemais (Greek: Πτολεμαΐς) was one of the five cities that formed the Pentapolis of Cyrenaica, the others being Cyrene, Euesperides (later known as Berenice, now Benghazi), Tauchira/Teuchira (later Arsinoe, and now Tocra), and Apollonia (now Susa).[1]
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Πτολεμαΐς | |
![]() Ruins of Ptolemais | |
Location | Near Tolmeita, Libya |
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Region | Cyrenaica |
Coordinates | 32.7069°N 20.9529°E / 32.7069; 20.9529 |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Founded | 3rd century BC |
Abandoned | 7th century AD |
Periods | Hellenistic period to Byzantine Empire |
Site notes | |
Condition | In ruins |
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Its ruins are at a small village in modern Libya called Tolmeita (Arabic طلميتة), after the ancient name.[2]