Lycopolis

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Lycopolis was an ancient Egyptian city, located in Upper Egypt, known as the birthplace of the Neoplatonist philosopher Plotinus.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lycopolis canonical 3
Lycopolis (Egypt) 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Neoplatonist philosopher
ancient Egyptian city
associatedWith Neoplatonism
birthPlace Lycopolis
country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
culture Ancient Egyptian culture
etymology Greek for "City of the Wolf"
geographicalContext city of Upper Egypt
governedBy Ptolemaic Kingdom
Roman Empire
hasAlternativeName Lycopolis (Egypt)
linked to: Lycopolis

Lykopolis
hasCoordinateType archaeological site
hasNameInLanguage Greek: Λυκόπολις
hasNotablePerson Plotinus
hasNotableResident Plotinus
historicalSignificance center associated with Neoplatonist tradition through Plotinus
knownFor birthplace of Plotinus
languageUsed Ancient Egyptian
Greek
locatedIn Upper Egypt
locatedInPresentDay Egypt
locatedOn Nile Valley
namedAfter wolf
partOf Nome of Upper Egypt
region Upper Egypt
religion Ancient Egyptian religion
timePeriod Hellenistic period
Roman Egypt

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Plotinus birthPlace Lycopolis
Thebaid majorCity Lycopolis
Lycopolis hasAlternativeName Lycopolis (Egypt)
linked to: Lycopolis
Plotinus birthPlace Lycopolis
subject linked to: Lycopolis