Rhacotis
Ancient city · Egypt
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 31.201, 29.887
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
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History
Rhacotis was the name for a city on the northern coast of Egypt at the site of Alexandria. Rhacotis may have been the name for an earlier settlement on the site of Alexandria or, alternatively, a term meaning "construction site" referring to the establishment of the new city.