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To: SedVictaCatoni
"Well, no, it wasn't a Roman colony, because the Romans never sent anyone to settle there and populate the place"

What about Antinoopolis founded by Hadrian? There may have been other Roman colonies in Egypt.

36 posted on 03/26/2005 2:19:12 PM PST by Eternal_Bear
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To: Eternal_Bear
What about Antinoopolis founded by Hadrian? There may have been other Roman colonies in Egypt.

The city was founded by Hadrian, but it wasn't populated by Romans who were sent to live there. That is essentially the definition of a "colony" in classical times. It was probably settled by Greek traders from elsewhere in Egypt.

38 posted on 03/26/2005 2:22:39 PM PST by SedVictaCatoni (<><)
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