Qasr el Banat

Qasr el Banat
	Shown within Egypt
Alternative name	Euhemeria
Location	between Qift and Al-Qusayr, Egypt, Egypt
Coordinates	28.667°N 30.867°E
Type	Fort
Length	40 metres (130 ft)
Width	33 metres (108 ft)
History
Material	Stone
Cultures	Ancient Rome

Qasr el Banat (also known as Euhemeria)[1] is an ancient Roman fort located between Qift and Al-Qusayr in Egypt.[2][3]

The fort measures 40 metres (130 ft) by 33 metres (108 ft). Inscriptions found nearby have been dated to the reigns of the emperors Augustus and Hadrian.[2]

References

"TM Places". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
Richard Alston (6 May 1998). Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt: A Social History. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-0-415-18606-3. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
egyptian antiquities in the nile valley. Taylor & Francis. pp. 866–. GGKEY:GFAW834EXZU. Retrieved 31 October 2012.

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[1] "TM Places". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2021-01-17.

[Alston1998-2] Richard Alston (6 May 1998). Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt: A Social History. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-0-415-18606-3. Retrieved 31 October 2012.

[egyptian_antiquities_in_the_nile_valley-3] egyptian antiquities in the nile valley. Taylor & Francis. pp. 866–. GGKEY:GFAW834EXZU. Retrieved 31 October 2012.