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Taucheira

Also known as Tocra

Taucheira was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Cyrenaica in eastern Libya, founded in the 7th or 6th century BCE. One of the cities of the Pentapolis, it was renamed Arsinoe under the Ptolemies and was later refortified under Justinian. Its site at modern Tocra preserves city walls and cemeteries.

Taucheira
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Republic of CyreneRoman Cyrenaica

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Taucheira. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/taucheira
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