Berenikē

Information from the Periplus

Ancient Toponym: Berenikē
Place Type: Designated Harbor
Route: Western route
Next on Route: Meroē
Ancient Area: Africa
Periplus Chapter: PME, Ch. 1

Topographic info

Longitude 35.4737
Latitude 23.9103
Location Source: Pleiades

Modern Identification: in Foul Bay
Modern Country: Egypt

Passage from the Periplus

Of the designated harbors of the Erythraean Sea and the ports of trade on it, first comes Egypt’s port of Myos Hormos and, beyond it, after a sail of 1800 stades to the right, Berenice. The ports of both are bays of the Red Sea on the edge of Egypt. (from the Casson translation)

Bibliography

Ancient source: nan

Bibliography: Meredith, David. 1957. “Berenice Troglodytica.” The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 43: 56–70.

Bibliography: Sidebotham, S. E., I. Zych, R. Ast, O. E. Kaper, M. Hense, B. Osypińska Bergmann, C. Newton, A. Carannante, and R. S. Tomber. “Berenike 2019: Report on the Excavations” 25 (2020): 11–22.

Bibliography: Sidebotham, S.E., and R.E. Zitterkopf. 1995. “Routes through the Eastern Desert of Egypt.” Expedition 37 (2): 39–52.

Bibliography: Sidebotham, Steven E. 2011. Berenike and the Ancient Maritime Spice Route. California World History Library 18. University of California Press.

Bibliography: Sidebotham, Steven E., and Roger S. Bagnall. 2000. Report of the 1998 Excavations at Berenike and the Survey of the Egyptian Eastern Desert, Including Excavations in Wadi Kalalat. Research School CNWS.

Bibliography: Sidebotham, Steven E., and Fred Aldsworth. 1998. Berenike 1996: Report of the 1996 Excavations at Berenike (Egyptian Red Sea Coast) and the Survey of the Eastern Desert. Vol. Berenike. 3 vols. Research School, CNWS.

Bibliography: Sidebotham, Steven, Willemina Wendrich, and Fred Aldsworth. 1996. Berenike 1995 : Preliminary Report of the 1995 Excavations at Berenike (Egyptian Red Sea Coast) and the Survey of the Eastern Desert. Leiden: Research School CNWS School of Asian African and Amerindian Studies.

Bibliography: Sidebotham, Steven E., and Willemina Wendrich, eds. 1995. Berenike 1994: Preliminary Report of the 1994 Excavations at Berenike (Egyptian Red Sea Coast) and the Survey of the Eastern Desert. CNWS Publications, Special Series 1. Leiden: Research School, CNWS.