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Ptolemais Theron (Πτολεμαῒς Θηρῶν and Πτολεμαῒς ἡ τῶν θηρῶν) ('Ptolemais of the Hunts') was a marketplace on the African side of the Red Sea,Raoul McLaughlin, The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean, p.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 33 relations: Adulis, African elephant, Ancient Greek units of measurement, Arkiko, Axum, Battle of Raphia, Berber, Sudan, Blemmyes, Creative Assembly, Diadochi, Diodorus Siculus, Earth, Elephant, Eratosthenes, George Wynn Brereton Huntingford, Grand strategy wargame, Imperator: Rome, Indian elephant, Nile, Paradox Development Studio, Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, Pliny the Elder, Ptolemaic dynasty, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Red Sea, Seleucid dynasty, Strabo, Suakin, Total War: Rome II, War elephant, Zoskales, 304 BC.

  2. Ancient Greek geography of East Africa
  3. Blemmyes
  4. Former populated places in Sudan
  5. Ptolemaic colonies in the Red Sea

Adulis

Adulis (Sabaean: ሰበኣ 𐩱 𐩵 𐩡 𐩪, ኣዱሊስ, Ἄδουλις) was an ancient city along the Red Sea in the Gulf of Zula, about south of Massawa. Ptolemais Theron and Adulis are ancient Greek geography of East Africa.

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African elephant

African elephants are members of the genus Loxodonta comprising two living elephant species, the African bush elephant (L. africana) and the smaller African forest elephant (L. cyclotis).

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Ancient Greek units of measurement

Ancient Greek units of measurement varied according to location and epoch.

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Arkiko

Arkiko (حرقيقو, Afar and Saho: Hirg-Higo, alternately Archigo, Arqiqo, Ercoco, Hirgigo, Hargigo or Harkiko) is a town in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea.

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Axum

Axum, also spelled Aksum (pronounced), is a town in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia with a population of 66,900 residents (as of 2015). Ptolemais Theron and Axum are ancient Greek geography of East Africa.

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Battle of Raphia

The Battle of Raphia, also known as the Battle of Gaza, was fought on 22 June 217 BC near modern Rafah between the forces of Ptolemy IV Philopator, king and pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt and Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid Empire during the Syrian Wars.

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Berber, Sudan

Berber (barbar) is a town in the River Nile state of northern Sudan, north of Atbara, near the junction of the Atbara River and the Nile.

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Blemmyes

The Blemmyes (Βλέμμυες or Βλέμυες, Blémues, Latin: Blemmyae) were an Eastern Desert people who appeared in written sources from the 7th century BC until the 8th century AD.

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Creative Assembly

The Creative Assembly Limited (trade name: Creative Assembly) is a British video game developer based in Horsham, founded in 1987 by Tim Ansell.

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Diadochi

The Diadochi (singular: Diadochos; from Successors) were the rival generals, families, and friends of Alexander the Great who fought for control over his empire after his death in 323 BC.

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Diodorus Siculus

Diodorus Siculus or Diodorus of Sicily (Diódōros; 1st century BC) was an ancient Greek historian.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Elephant

Elephants are the largest living land animals.

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Eratosthenes

Eratosthenes of Cyrene (Ἐρατοσθένης; –) was a Greek polymath: a mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist.

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George Wynn Brereton Huntingford

George Wynn Brereton Huntingford (19 November 1901 – 19 February 1978) was an English linguist, anthropologist and historian.

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Grand strategy wargame

A grand strategy wargame or simply grand strategy game (GSG) is a wargame that places focus on grand strategy: military strategy at the level of movement and use of a nation state or empire's resources.

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Imperator: Rome

Imperator: Rome is a 2019 grand strategy wargame developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive.

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Indian elephant

The Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) is one of three extant recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, native to mainland Asia.

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Nile

The Nile (also known as the Nile River) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa.

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Paradox Development Studio

Paradox Development Studio (PDS) is a Swedish video game developer founded in 1995.

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Periplus of the Erythraean Sea

The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (Περίπλους τῆς Ἐρυθρᾶς Θαλάσσης, Períplous tē̂s Erythrâs Thalássēs), also known by its Latin name as the, is a Greco-Roman periplus written in Koine Greek that describes navigation and trading opportunities from Roman Egyptian ports like Berenice Troglodytica along the coast of the Red Sea and others along the Horn of Africa, the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, including the modern-day Sindh region of Pakistan and southwestern regions of India.

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Pliny the Elder

Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/24 AD 79), called Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, natural philosopher, naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian.

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Ptolemaic dynasty

The Ptolemaic dynasty (Πτολεμαῖοι, Ptolemaioi), also known as the Lagid dynasty (Λαγίδαι, Lagidai; after Ptolemy I's father, Lagus), was a Macedonian Greek royal house which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period.

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Ptolemaic Kingdom

The Ptolemaic Kingdom (Ptolemaïkḕ basileía) or Ptolemaic Empire was an Ancient Greek polity based in Egypt during the Hellenistic period.

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Ptolemy II Philadelphus

Ptolemy II Philadelphus (Ptolemaîos Philádelphos, "Ptolemy, sibling-lover"; 309 – 28 January 246 BC) was the pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 284 to 246 BC.

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Red Sea

The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia.

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Seleucid dynasty

The Seleucid dynasty or the Seleucidae (Σελευκίδαι, Seleukídai, "descendants of Seleucus") was a Macedonian Greek royal family, which ruled the Seleucid Empire based in West Asia during the Hellenistic period.

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Strabo

StraboStrabo (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed.

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Suakin

Suakin or Sawakin (Sawākin, Beja: Oosook) is a port city in northeastern Sudan, on the west coast of the Red Sea.

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Total War: Rome II

Total War: Rome II is a strategy video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega.

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War elephant

A war elephant was an elephant that was trained and guided by humans for combat.

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Zoskales

Zoskales (Ζωσκάλης) was a King of the Kingdom of Aksum.

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304 BC

Year 304 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar.

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See also

Ancient Greek geography of East Africa

Blemmyes

Former populated places in Sudan

Ptolemaic colonies in the Red Sea

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemais_Theron