Egyptian labyrinth

ancient building

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Amenemhet III

  • Amenemhet III
    In Amenemhet III

    …of this great work, the labyrinth described by the Greek historian Herodotus was probably built nearby, south of one of Amenemhet’s pyramids at Hawara, in Al-Fayyūm. It was probably a multifunctional building—palace, temple, town, and administrative centre. To celebrate the reclamation of 153,600 acres (62,200 hectares) of land for agricultural…

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description

  • labyrinth
    In labyrinth

    The Egyptian, of which a description is given by Herodotus and Strabo, was situated to the east of the Lake of Moeris, opposite the ancient site of Arsinoë, or Crocodilopolis. According to Egyptologists, the word means “the temple at the entrance of the lake.” According to…

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