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Panopolis (Akhmim)

Egypt

Panopolis, modern Akhmim in Upper Egypt on the east bank of the Nile, was a center of Greek learning in late antiquity. It was the birthplace of the epic poet Nonnus, author of the Dionysiaca, and of the poet Triphiodorus.

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Ideas shaped here

Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Panopolis (Akhmim). Click any to trace the idea across time and place.