In Roman Egypt, Heliopolis belonged to the province Augustamnica, causing it to appear as Heliopolis in Augustamnica when it needed to be distinguished from Roman Heliopolis.
Its population probably contained a considerable Arabian element.
Many of the city's obelisks were removed to adorn more northern cities of the Delta and Rome.
Two of these eventually became London's Cleopatra's Needle and its twin in New York's Central Park.
In Roman Egypt, Heliopolis belonged to the province Augustamnica, causing it to appear as Heliopolis in Augustamnica when it needed to be distinguished from Roman Heliopolis. Its population probably contained a considerable Arabian element. Many of the city's obelisks were removed to adorn more northern cities of the Delta and Rome. Two of these eventually became London's Cleopatra's Needle and its twin in New York's Central Park.
Heliopolis (ancient Egypt)