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Berenice

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Berenice or Berenike, city of ancient Egypt, on the Red Sea. Founded by Ptolemy II and named in his mother's honor, it commanded the trade with Arabia and India, flourishing from the 3d cent. BC to the 4th cent. Its harbor subsequently silted up.

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Berenice, Egypt Founded in 275 bc by Ptolemy II Philadelphus (308–246 bc), King of Egypt (285–246 bc), who named it after his mother, Berenice I, Queen of Egypt and third wife of Ptolemy I Soter.

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Berenice

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Berenice city of ancient Cyrenaica: see Benghazi .

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