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Menelai PortusorMenelaus PortusorPort of Menelaus (Ancient Greek: Μενελάϊος λίμην), also called Menelaita,[1] was an ancient city with a port on the coast of MarmaricainNorthern Africa between Cyrene and Egypt. It was founded, according to tradition, by Menelaus. It was known as the site of the death of Agesilaus II in his march from the Nile to Cyrene.[2]

Its position must be sought on the coast of the Wady Daphnéh, near the Râs-al-Milhr.[3]

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  1. ^ "Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Mĕnĕlāüs". Perseus Digital Library. Tufts University. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  • ^ "Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), Menelāï Portus". Perseus Digital Library. Tufts University. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  • ^ "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), MENELAI PORTUS". Perseus Digital Library. Tufts University. Retrieved 2023-09-30.

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