🏛️ Raphia-Rhinocolura
Hellenistic and Roman port settlement on the southern Levantine coast
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near modern Rafah, Gaza Strip, ancient Egypt-Levant boundary
- Periods: Hellenistic foundation, expanded during Roman occupation
- Function: Military garrison and Mediterranean trade port
- Current status: Partially submerged, largely unexcavated, geopolitically inaccessible
Raphia-Rhinocolura is a fortified port settlement in the eastern Mediterranean that served as a strategic waypoint between Egyptian ...