Image Karanis North Temple 6463EG07JHP by Jim Henderson

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Karanis North Temple 6463EG07JHP Karanis Kom Aushim North Temple Egyptian Ptolemaic Roman Desert Ruin was a city on the north eastern edge of the area known as Fayoum and dates from Ptolemaic times through to 500AD. Two Roman dated temples survive in reasonable state, the northern one in this photo and the southern one is dedicated to the crocodile Gods of Pnepheros and Petesuchos. Many finds have been made especially of life in a residential area with houses scattered throughout the site and there is also a fine Roman bathhouse. A small museum now closed has ben replaced with an open air area with a selection of artefacts adjacent to the main walk to the temples. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Egyptology, upright, Karanis, Kom Aushim, el-Fayoum, Faiyum, Fayyum, Nero, Claudius, Vespasiun, Roman Emperors, North temple, stairs, gleaming, shining, surreal, desert, sand
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Fayoum & Desert
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Karanis North Temple 6463EG07JHP
Upload Date: 2007-10-24 08:09:33
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Karanis Kom Aushim North Temple Egyptian Ptolemaic Roman Desert Ruin

was a city on the north eastern edge of the area known as Fayoum and dates from Ptolemaic times through to 500AD. Two Roman dated temples survive in reasonable state, the northern one in this photo and the southern one is dedicated to the crocodile Gods of Pnepheros and Petesuchos. Many finds have been made especially of life in a residential area with houses scattered throughout the site and there is also a fine Roman bathhouse. A small museum now closed has ben replaced with an open air area with a selection of artefacts adjacent to the main walk to the temples.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Egyptology, upright, Karanis, Kom Aushim, el-Fayoum, Faiyum, Fayyum, Nero, Claudius, Vespasiun, Roman Emperors, North temple, stairs, gleaming, shining, surreal, desert, sand