Myos Hormos

Myos Hormos
Myos Hormos is located in Egypt
Myos Hormos
Shown within Egypt
LocationAl-Qusayr, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
RegionUpper Egypt
Coordinates26°9′24″N 34°14′30″E / 26.15667°N 34.24167°E / 26.15667; 34.24167
TypeSettlement
History
BuilderPtolemaic dynasty
Founded3rd century BC
AbandonedAfter the 4th century AD
PeriodsPtolemaic Kingdom to Roman Empire

Myos Hormos (Ancient Greek: Μυὸς Ὅρμος) was a Red Sea port founded by the Ptolemy II Philadelphus upon a headland of similar name, around the 3rd century BC.[1] Later, it was renamed to Aphrodites Hormos (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδίτης ὅρμος) but the elder appellation is more generally retained.[1]

Following excavations carried out recently by David Peacock and Lucy Blue of the University of Southampton, it is thought to have been located on the present-day site of Quseir al-Quadim (old Quseir), eight kilometres north of the modern town of El Qoseir in Egypt.[2]

  1. ^ a b Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), MYOS-HORMOS
  2. ^ "Cane (Qana')". Maritime Incense Route. Retrieved 7 Dec 2008.