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Hērāclĕŏpŏlis

Hērāclĕŏpŏlis · f

a city of Egypt upon an ancient island of the Nile

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What it meant

Hērāclĕŏpŏlis — Lewis & Short

Hērāclĕŏpŏlis, is, f., = *(hrakle/ous po/lis,

I a city of Egypt upon an ancient island of the Nile, which has become part of its western bank, now Ahnas, Mart. Cap. 6, § 676.—Hence, Hērāclĕŏpŏlītes, ae, adj., of Heracleopolis: nomos, Plin. 36, 13, 19, § 84.—Plur. subst.: Hērāclĕŏpŏlī-tae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Heracleopolis, Plin. 36, 13, 19, § 86.

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