Apollonopolis Parva (Hypselis)

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Apollonopolis Parva or Apollinopolis Parva (Greek: Ἀπόλλωνος ἡ μικρά, Steph. B. s. v.; Ἀπόλλων μικρός, Hierocl. p. 731) or Apollonos minoris [urbs] (It. Anton. p. 158), was an ancient town in Upper Egypt, in latitude 27° North, upon the western bank of the Nile. It stood between Hypselis (Hypsela) and Lycopolis, and belonged to the Hypseliote nome.

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• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1857).