Qasr el Banat

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Qasr el Banat
Qasr el Banat is located in Egypt
Qasr el Banat
Shown within Egypt
Alternative nameEuhemeria
Locationbetween Qift and Al-Qusayr, Egypt, Egypt
Coordinates28°40′01″N 30°52′01″E / 28.667°N 30.867°E / 28.667; 30.867
TypeFort
Length40 metres (130 ft)
Width33 metres (108 ft)
History
MaterialStone
CulturesAncient Rome

Qasr el Banat (also known as Euhemeria)[1] is an ancient Roman fort located between Qift and Al-Qusayr in Egypt.[2][3]

The fort measures 40 metres (130 ft) by 33 metres (108 ft). Inscriptions found nearby have been dated to the reigns of the emperors Augustus and Hadrian.[2]

References

  1. ^ "TM Places". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  2. ^ a b Richard Alston (6 May 1998). Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt: A Social History. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-0-415-18606-3. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  3. ^ egyptian antiquities in the nile valley. Taylor & Francis. pp. 866–. GGKEY:GFAW834EXZU. Retrieved 31 October 2012.