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Ptolemaïs
Ptolemaïs , town (1991 pop. 25,195), N Greece, in Macedonia. It was a small market town until 1958, when it began to be developed as an industrial center. Lignite, mined there in vast quantities, is used to power thermoelectric plants, which produce electricity for iron and steel mills, aluminum factories, and chemical plants. New dams in the area provide additional hydroelectric power. |
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"Ptolemaïs." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ptolemaïs." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PtolemGr.html "Ptolemaïs." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PtolemGr.html |
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Ptolemaïs
Ptolemaïs , ancient name given to several cities to honor members of the dynasty of the Ptolemies. One of these later became known as Akko , in modern Israel. Another was one of the great Hellenistic cities of Upper Egypt, on the Nile and N of Abydos. A third, in Cyrenaica, was one of the cities of the Libyan Pentapolis. |
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"Ptolemaïs." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ptolemaïs." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ptolem-anc.html "Ptolemaïs." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ptolem-anc.html |
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Ptolemais
Ptolemais The name given to the seaport Acco (Judg. 1: 31) by the Egyptians in the 3rd and 2nd cents. BCE and one of the towns which mobilized an army against Judas Maccabaeus (1 Macc. 5: 15). Paul broke his journey to Jerusalem at Ptolemais and spent a day with the Christian community there (Acts 21: 7).
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Ptolemais." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Ptolemais." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Ptolemais.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Ptolemais." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Ptolemais.html |
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