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[[File:Flickr - isawnyu - Amheida (XIV).jpg|thumb|Wall decoration from Trimithis]]
'''Trimithis''' ({{lang-grc|Τριμιθις}}) was an [[ancient Egypt]]ian city in the [[Dakhla Oasis]] in the [[Western Desert (Egypt)|Western Desert]]. The site of the city is today known as '''Amheida''' ({{lang-ar|أمحيدة}}) and is located in the [[New Valley Governorate]] of Egypt.{{sfn|Bagnall|Kaper|2016|p=1}} The Greek name of the city, Trimithis, comes from the [[Coptic language|Coptic]] ''Trimhite'', meaning "northern storehouse". The modern Arabic name, also spelled Amhâdeh or Amhida, is probably derived from either the Greek or Coptic.{{sfn|Bagnall|Kaper|2016|p=9}}
Archaeological remains from the [[Old Kingdom]] have been found at Amheida. There was a template the site during the [[New Kingdom]] and a [[stela]] of [[Seti II]] has also been found. Habitation at the site increased exponentially under the [[Roman Egypt|Roman rule]].{{sfn|Bagnall|Kaper|2016|pp=6–7}} Trimithis became a recognized ''[[polis]]'' (city).{{sfn|Bagnall|Kaper|2016|p=10}} It declined rapidly in [[late antiquity]].{{sfn|Bagnall|Kaper|2016|p=7}} The Roman city was built around a temple of [[Thoth]]. Including its cemetery, it covered an area of at least {{convert|2.5|×|1.5|km|mi}}.{{sfn|Bagnall|Kaper|2016|p=8}}
[[Bernardino Drovetti]] described the site in 1821. [[John Gardner Wilkinson]], who saw it in 1825, was the first to record its modern name, as Lémhada, in 1843. Archaeological investigation of the site began under [[Ahmed Fakhry]] in 1963.{{sfn|Bagnall|Kaper|2016|pp=8–9}}
==Notes==
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==Bibliography==
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*{{cite book |publisher=New York University Press |year=2016 |title=An Oasis City |chapter=Introduction |author-link1=Roger S. Bagnall |first1=Roger S. |last1=Bagnall |first2=Olaf E. |last2=Kaper |pages=1–10}}
[[Category:Roman towns and cities in Egypt]]
Okumaya devam et...
[[File:Flickr - isawnyu - Amheida (XIV).jpg|thumb|Wall decoration from Trimithis]]
'''Trimithis''' ({{lang-grc|Τριμιθις}}) was an [[ancient Egypt]]ian city in the [[Dakhla Oasis]] in the [[Western Desert (Egypt)|Western Desert]]. The site of the city is today known as '''Amheida''' ({{lang-ar|أمحيدة}}) and is located in the [[New Valley Governorate]] of Egypt.{{sfn|Bagnall|Kaper|2016|p=1}} The Greek name of the city, Trimithis, comes from the [[Coptic language|Coptic]] ''Trimhite'', meaning "northern storehouse". The modern Arabic name, also spelled Amhâdeh or Amhida, is probably derived from either the Greek or Coptic.{{sfn|Bagnall|Kaper|2016|p=9}}
Archaeological remains from the [[Old Kingdom]] have been found at Amheida. There was a template the site during the [[New Kingdom]] and a [[stela]] of [[Seti II]] has also been found. Habitation at the site increased exponentially under the [[Roman Egypt|Roman rule]].{{sfn|Bagnall|Kaper|2016|pp=6–7}} Trimithis became a recognized ''[[polis]]'' (city).{{sfn|Bagnall|Kaper|2016|p=10}} It declined rapidly in [[late antiquity]].{{sfn|Bagnall|Kaper|2016|p=7}} The Roman city was built around a temple of [[Thoth]]. Including its cemetery, it covered an area of at least {{convert|2.5|×|1.5|km|mi}}.{{sfn|Bagnall|Kaper|2016|p=8}}
[[Bernardino Drovetti]] described the site in 1821. [[John Gardner Wilkinson]], who saw it in 1825, was the first to record its modern name, as Lémhada, in 1843. Archaeological investigation of the site began under [[Ahmed Fakhry]] in 1963.{{sfn|Bagnall|Kaper|2016|pp=8–9}}
==Notes==
{{reflist|20em}}
==Bibliography==
<!--*{{cite book |publisher=New York University Press |year=2016 |title=An Oasis City |chapter= |first= |last= |pages=–}}-->
*{{cite book |publisher=New York University Press |year=2016 |title=An Oasis City |chapter=Introduction |author-link1=Roger S. Bagnall |first1=Roger S. |last1=Bagnall |first2=Olaf E. |last2=Kaper |pages=1–10}}
[[Category:Roman towns and cities in Egypt]]
Okumaya devam et...