Kainepolis or Caenepolis ( Ancient Greek: Καινὴ πόλις), [1] also called Caene or Kaine (Καινή), was a town of ancient Egypt. It was the southernmost town of the Panopolite nome in the Thebaid of Egypt. It stood upon the eastern bank of the Nile, 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Coptos. Herodotus mentions a town Neapolis (Νέη πόλις), near Chemmis in Upper Egypt, which is probably the same with Caenepolis. [2] [3] The town later bore the name Maximianopolis (Μαξιμιανοῦ Πόλις). [4] Panopolis, which was north of Chemmis, at one period went by the name of Caene or Caenepolis. [ citation needed]
Its site is located near the modern Qena. [5] [4]
According to the Notitia Dignitatum the town was the station of Ala III Dromedariorum (a Roman auxiliary unit consisting of Dromedarii). [6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Caenepolis".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
26°09′36″N 32°43′07″E / 26.16006°N 32.71873°E
Kainepolis or Caenepolis ( Ancient Greek: Καινὴ πόλις), [1] also called Caene or Kaine (Καινή), was a town of ancient Egypt. It was the southernmost town of the Panopolite nome in the Thebaid of Egypt. It stood upon the eastern bank of the Nile, 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Coptos. Herodotus mentions a town Neapolis (Νέη πόλις), near Chemmis in Upper Egypt, which is probably the same with Caenepolis. [2] [3] The town later bore the name Maximianopolis (Μαξιμιανοῦ Πόλις). [4] Panopolis, which was north of Chemmis, at one period went by the name of Caene or Caenepolis. [ citation needed]
Its site is located near the modern Qena. [5] [4]
According to the Notitia Dignitatum the town was the station of Ala III Dromedariorum (a Roman auxiliary unit consisting of Dromedarii). [6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Caenepolis".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
26°09′36″N 32°43′07″E / 26.16006°N 32.71873°E