Lycopolis (Delta)

Lycopolis (Delta)
Lycopolis (Delta) Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31°5′N 30°57′E / 31.083°N 30.950°E / 31.083; 30.950Coordinates: 31°5′N 30°57′E / 31.083°N 30.950°E / 31.083; 30.950
Country	Egypt
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	+3

Lycopolis or Lykopolis (Greek: Λυκούπολις, Strabo xvii. p. 802; Steph. B. s. v.), or the Deltaic Lycopolis was an ancient town in the Sebennytic nome in Lower Egypt, in the neighbourhood of Mendes, and, from its appellation, apparently founded by a colony of Osirian priests from the town of Lycopolis in Upper Egypt. The Deltaic Lycopolis was the birthplace of the Neo-Platonic philosopher Plotinus in 204. (Suidas, p. 3015.)

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•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.