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Berenice Troglodytica

Also known as Berenike

Berenice Troglodytica, or Berenike, was a port on the Red Sea coast of Egypt founded by Ptolemy II in the third century BCE. Under Roman rule it was one of the main harbours for trade with Arabia, East Africa and India, linked by desert roads to Coptos on the Nile. Excavations there have found pepper, Indian pottery, textiles and gems.

Berenice Troglodytica
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