Cynopolis
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Cynopolis ( for "city of the dog") was the Hellenistic toponym for two cities in ancient Egypt. Both Cynopolis superior and Cynopolis inferior were bishoprics in Christian times.
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- "City of the dog"
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- Cynopolis superior
- Cynopolis inferior
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Cynopolis ( for "city of the dog") was the Hellenistic toponym for two cities in ancient Egypt. Both Cynopolis superior and Cynopolis inferior were bishoprics in Christian times.
== Cynopolis superior ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cynopolis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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