Naucratis

American  

[naw-kruh-tis] / ˈnɔ krə tɪs /

noun

1. an ancient Greek city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta.

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Naucratis British  

/ ˈnɔːkrətɪs /

noun

1. an ancient Greek city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta: founded in the 7th century _bc

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Example Sentences

The work itself has vanished, but 62 fragments remain, quoted in a Roman text by Athenaeus of Naucratis.

From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2011

Athenaeus of Naucratis, writing in the late second or early third century ce, preserved a contemporary description of the coronation festivities for Ptolemy II Philadelphus in 285.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

One Greek city they found existing, Naucratis; Alexander had called Alexandria Ptolemaic kingdom. into being; the first Ptolemy added Ptolemais as a Greek centre for Upper Egypt.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

The date of the foundation of Naucratis has been a subject of controversy.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

Naucratis was a colony of Greeks, settled in Egypt for purposes of trade.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.