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It explains how geography, trade routes, political pressure from expanding Asian empires, and maritime access shaped cities such as Canopus, Heracleion, Thonis, and Menouthis. Using ancient authors and papyrological and epigraphic evidence, the text connects myth, place names, and settlement history, culminating in a guide to sites and contexts that informed the development of the Ptolemaic world.","# Table of Contents\n\nII.Religion and Cults  \n# I.The Region and Its History\n\nMyths and Legends 58  \nRediscovered Sites 26  \nAJar Bringing Hope for Eternal Life-  \nThe History of Alexandria andthe Surrounding Region 49  \nThe Osiris-Canopus 62  \nBack Together after Decades Apart-Isis and Harpokrates 69  \nAs Grey as the Fertile Riverbed-Father Nile 81  \nFrom Astronomical Observation to Mythologyand Astrology-Naos of the Decades 87  \nGods,Goddesses and Pharaonic Royalty 91  \nColossal and Fertile-Hapy,the Inundationof the Nile 100  \nOver Life-Sized-A Ptolemaic Ruling Couple 116  \nA Beauty from the Depths-The Dark Queen 121  \nAs Beautiful as Aphrodite-A Ptolemaic Queen 124Underlining the Good Deeds of a Ruler-The Stele of Ptolemy VIII 134  \nCults and Rituals 138  \nGold for the House of the Gods-Ptolemy IIIFoundation Plaque 140  \nThe Fear of a Forbidden Contact -  \nPriest with Osiris-Canopus 160  \nA Guarantor for Fertility-Sarapis and Calathos 174Monasteries and Workshops 194Witness of the Islamic Presence-Coins 200  \nI.Cities,Ports and Palaces  \nHeracleion-Thonis:Customs Station and Emporion 219  \nLet It Be Recognizable to All-Athena's DecorativeHelmet Crest 226  \nAn Extraordinary Pair of Twins -The Steles of thePharaoh Nectanebo I 236  \nExcursus:Alexandria,the World's Trading Post 241  \nExcursus:The Coins 244  \nDaily Life in the Canopic Region 246  \nThe Scent of Gods-An Incense Burner 256Excursus:The Metal Finds from Heracleion-Thonis 264Excursus:Egyptian Metalwork 265The Portus Magnus of Alexandria 266  \nThe Good Spirit Watching over City and Country-The Agathodaemon 276  \nAnnotation All 490 objects presented in the exhibition \"Egypt's Sunken Treasures\"are listed at the end of this vol-ume from pages 292 to 363(V.Catalogue).The references (cat.\\#)in the body of the text refer to this catalogue.Readerswillfind more information here.Some objects,however,are presented within or at the end ofindividual chapters (bluepages).Notes marked within the texts are to be found at the end of the volume,from pages 376 to 378(VI.Appendices).  \n# IV.From Excavation to Exhibition\n\nRestoration and Conservation 282  \n# V.Catalogue\n\nCanopus 292  \nHeracleion 305  \nAlexandria 355  \n# VI.Appendices\n\nChronology 366Gods and Goddesses 370Glossary 372Notes 376Bibliography 380Contributors 394Lenders 395  \nAcknowledgements 395Exhibition 398Catalogue 399Imprint 400  \n## 1.THE REGIONANDITSHISTORY\n\n\n| 26   | 1    |  THE REGION    | AND ITS HISTORY   |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n\nFRANCK GODDIO  \nREDISCOVERED SITES  \nAlexandria is a spellbinding city.During the Hellenistic Period,itsextraordinary influence spread over the entire ancient world.But thehistorical interest of this Egyptian region situated directly to the west ofthe mouth of the Nile's westernmost channel goes far beyond the fieldof and issues concerning Alexandrian studies to join Egyptology.Before the foundation of the city and its ports by Alexander the Great in331 B.C.E.,the Canopic region for over four centuries was the mainpoint of contact in the eastern Mediterranean between the Aegeanworld and the kingdom of the Pharaohs.Indeed,the Greeks and theirproducts entered Egyptian territory almost exclusively by travelling upthe western channel of the Nile to reach Memphis,the seat of royalpower and riverine crossroads linking the channels ofthe Nile to UpperEgypt.  \nDuring the second millennium B.C.E.,it seems that this water-way was not the usual pathway of communication.The Egyptians werecontent merely to prevent pirates from accessing it.At that time,thePelusiac channel,the easternmost,functioned as the principal axis oftrade.It was used by Egyptian convoys heading to Asia and also byCanaanite merchant ships visiting the Two Lands.During this time,most Aegean luxury products passed via Cyprus and the Levantinecoast.During the s8th century B.C.E,conquering empires arose in Asia:Assyrians,Babylonians and then Persians reached the Mediterraneanand threatened Egypt at its eastern border by land and sea.A","cbCaifUXlsqxzEMz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifUXlsqxzEMz","pdf",6516103,6,1,"English","en",105,"# I.The Region and Its History\n## Rediscovered Sites\n## Canopus, Menouthis, Thonis, Heracleion, Alexandria: Between Myth and Reality","[{\"question\":\"Which area does the text focus on geographically?\",\"answer\":\"The focus is the Egyptian region directly west of the mouth of the Nile’s westernmost channel and its related coastal cities.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book explain the region’s importance before Alexandria was founded?\",\"answer\":\"It describes the Canopic region as a main contact point in the eastern Mediterranean between the Aegean world and the Pharaohs’ kingdom, especially before the city and ports were established by Alexander the Great.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of sources are used to reconstruct the cities’ positions and history?\",\"answer\":\"The reconstruction relies on ancient authors alongside papyrological and epigraphic evidence, comparing occurrences of place names in old texts.\"}]","The Region and Its History - 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