- (19 sq mi). The name of Lake
Mariout derives from the ****enized name of
Mareotis (Ancient Gr****: Μαρεῶτις) or Marea, by
which it was
known in the Ptolemaic...
- 568–572. P.-A. Claudel, Alexandrie.
Histoire d'un
mythe (2011) A. De Cosson,
Mareotis (1935) J.-Y. Empereur,
Alexandria Rediscovered (1998) E. M. Forster, Alexandria...
- and was
named after an
albedo feature at 32N, 96W.
Mareotis Fossae Region, as seen by HiRISE. "
Mareotis Fossae".
Gazetteer of
Planetary Nomenclature. USGS...
- of
Lower Egypt, and is now
known as Damanhur, on the
canal linking Lake
Mareotis (Mariout) to the
Canopic branch of the Nile. The
ancient Egyptian name...
-
Alexandria occupied a
stretch of land
between the sea to the
north and Lake
Mareotis to the south; a man-made causeway, over three-quarters of a mile long,...
- "philosophers" (cf. I.2) and
mentions a
group that
lived on a low hill by the Lake
Mareotis close to
Alexandria in cir****stances
resembling lavrite life (cf. III.22)...
-
describes a
Jewish ascetic community of men and
women on the s****s of Lake
Mareotis in the
vicinity of Alexandria,
Egypt which he
calls the Therapeutae. Members...
- inlets.
According to Strabo,
Alexandria had an
inland harbour on Lake
Mareotis as well as the
harbours on the Mediterranean. The lake had no
mouth connecting...
- from
Alexandria on a camel,
which was led into the
desert beyond Lake
Mareotis. At some point, the
camel refused to
continue walking,
despite all efforts...
- the 1st century AD as long
established in the
harsh environment of Lake
Mareotis and in
other less
accessible regions.
Philo opined that "this
class of...
