"Marea"/Philoxenite: A Town and Pilgrimage Station on the Road to the Sanctuary of Saint Menas (Abu Mena). Volume 1: History and Topography

Philoxenite was a Byzantine foundation established on the southern shore of Lake Mareotis in the sixth century AD. Conceived as a station for pilgrims en route to the sanctuary of St Menas at Abu Mena, it was founded by Flavius Theodorus Philoxenus Soterichus, consul of the East in 525. For nearly two centuries, the town provided accommodation, infrastructure, and services for the expanding movement of Christian pilgrims.
This first volume of the new series "Marea"/Philoxenite. A Town and P...