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'''Tolmeitha''', '''Tolometa''', or '''Tolmeita''' (''Arabic'' طلميثة) is a small town in northeastern [[Libya]], some 110 km (70 m) east of [[Benghazi]]. Its name appears to be derived, through the Latin ''Tolmeta'', from the Greek name of the classical city whose ruins are nearby, [[Ptolemais (Cyrenaica)|Ptolemais]]. |
'''Tolmeitha''', '''Tolometa''', or '''Tolmeita''' (''Arabic'' طلميثة) is a small town in northeastern [[Libya]], some 110 km (70 m) east of [[Benghazi]]. Its name appears to be derived, through the Latin ''Tolmeta'', from the Greek name of the classical city whose ruins are nearby, [[Ptolemais (Cyrenaica)|Ptolemais]]. |
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Interestingly, "[the ancient city of |
Interestingly, "[the ancient city of <ref>http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AC_(%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7)</ref> ] had its own special currency which was minted in the year 525 BC. It was found in the excavations of antiquities in the Museums of Tolmeitha and Cyrene." |
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Revision as of 20:12, 26 September 2009
Tolmeitha, Tolometa, or Tolmeita (Arabic طلميثة) is a small town in northeastern Libya, some 110 km (70 m) east of Benghazi. Its name appears to be derived, through the Latin Tolmeta, from the Greek name of the classical city whose ruins are nearby, Ptolemais.
Interestingly, "[the ancient city of [1] ] had its own special currency which was minted in the year 525 BC. It was found in the excavations of antiquities in the Museums of Tolmeitha and Cyrene."
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