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Paraitonion (Mersa Matruh)

TM Geo 3668

Egypt - Western coast (Western coast) - provincia: Aegyptus - in the Marmarica; according to Diodoros in Libya; according to Ptolemaios in the nomos Libya (admin.)
31.350136,27.2368445 (Lat,Long)


Gods in this toponym: Ammon (TM God 102)


Links: Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire, Pleiades, Talbert Peutinger, ToposText, Wikipedia


Status: city: civitas; harbour: limen


Greek name(s): Παραιτόνιον - Ἀμμωνία
Latin name(s): Paraetonium - Paratonion - Paretonio
Ethnic(s): Paraitonios - Paraetonius - Paraetoniensis
Modern name(s): Mersa Matruh
Variants: Paraitonion (Paraetonium) - Ammonia - Mersa (Marsa) Matruh


Repertoria: Dizionario I 1, p. 63; I 2, p. 16 (2); IV, p. 51-52 (1); p. 52; Suppl. 1, p. 219; Suppl. 2, p. 151 (1)
Biblio: Cohen, The Hellenistic settlements, 2006, p. 348-349
Map: Baines / Málek, Atlas, 2002(2), p. 187 [a] (Mersa Matruh); Barrington Atlas, 2000, pl. 1 I4 (Paraetonium); Barrington Atlas, 2000, pl. 73 E2 (Paraetonium / Ammonia)


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44195I. Portes du désert 56, col. 1, 37 [b]Paraet(oniensis?)stone (basalt) Latin BC01 - AD01 Egypt, U05 - Koptos (Qift) [found & written]
48564SEG 34 1534 [2], 2Παραιτόνι[(ο)ν]pottery Greek AD01 Egypt, L00 - Alexandria [found & written]
48565SEG 34 1534 [21], 2Παραιτόνι(ο)νpottery Greek AD01 Egypt, L00 - Alexandria [found & written]
71513P. L. Bat. 25 23, 6Parae[t]oniopapyrus Latin AD01 Egypt [found & written]
49701P. Tebt. 2 508 Ro descr., descr. [d][Π]αραιτονίουpapyrus Greek AD02 Egypt, 00c - Tebtynis (Umm el-Baragat) [found & written]
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