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Archaeological wonders tagged “antinous”

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city

Antinopolis (Antinoë)

Roman to Early Islamic (130–800 CE) · Roman / Greek / Egyptian

130 CE Hadrian-planned city for Antinous with 300-m hippodrome, triumphal arch and North Cemetery mummy portraits.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city

Antinoöpolis (El Sheikh Ibada / Antinoë) – Hadrian's City

Roman · Roman / Egyptian / Greek

Instant Græco-Roman show-city founded by Hadrian Oct 130 CE for drowned Antinous. Hippodamian grid, tetrastyle gates, 3 km colonnaded cardo, circus and temple to Osiris-Antinous. Greek boule papyri.