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  • Heracleopolis Magna

    Heracleopolis Magna or Heracleopolis is the Roman name of the capital of the 20th nome of ancient Egypt. It is located west of the modern city of Beni Suef. The city was already in existence by the mid First Dynasty, 2970 BC.
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    Heracleopolis Magna
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    Heracleopolis Magna

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    Historic Cities and Regions

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    Egypt

    Beni Suef

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    Third Millennium BC

    Ancient Egyptians

    Ptolemaic + Roman

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