Heptapolis

Heptapolis (Greek: Ἑπταπολίς, meaning "seven cities") was the name of the capitals of the Heptanomis in ancient Egypt, and included the cities of Memphis, Heracleopolis, Crocodilopolis (later, Arsinoe), Aphroditopolis, Oxyrhynchos, Cynopolis, and Hermopolis.

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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1857).

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