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Gynaecopolis

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Gynaecopolis (City of Women) is an ancient city in Lower Egypt.

Gynaecopolis Per Nebet Imau
Coordinates: 30°47′40″N 30°36′01″E / 30.79444°N 30.60028°E / 30.79444; 30.60028

History[edit]

Gynaecopolis was known in Ancient Egypt as 'Per Nebet Imau'.^[1] This city was the capital of the Gynaecopolite nome mentioned by Strabo,^[2] and coins having its impress in the age of Hadrian are still present.^[3] Some geographers believe the city of Gynaecopolis is actually the ancient city of Anthylla, even though the former city was found south of what was presumed to be Anthylla.^[4] It may have been in the area of Kom el-Hisn.^[1]

Other information[edit]

Herodotus mentions that it used to furnish the ancient Egyptian queens with sandals and other female goods.^[3]
It was assigned by Persian kings of Egypt to their queens, to provide them with sandals or girdles.^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Shire 08 Nomes Lower Egypt-:- Flash cards by cueFlash". cueflash.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.

^ "E. R. Bevan: The House of Ptolemy • Chap. V § 2". Penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2012-11-10.

^ ^a ^b "Gynaecopolis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2012-11-10.

^ ^a ^b "Anthylla". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2012-11-10.

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