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ANTINOOPOLIS
ANTINOOPOLIS. Greek name of the city in Middle Egypt founded
by Hadrian in 130 AD in honor of his favorite, Antinous, who had
drowned in the Nile. Now modern Sheikh Ibada, it is located on the
east bank of the Nile opposite Hermopolis. The inhabitants were
drawn from the major Greek cities in Egypt. The site was originally
an Egyptian city with a temple erected by Ramesses II and has remains
dating from the Predynastic Period. Antinoopolis was excavated
by the French archaeologist Albert Gayet from 1895–1914, by
a British expedition from 1913–1914, and more recently by an Italian
expedition.
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