Berenike: An Ancient Red Sea Port The Ptolemaic-Roman (3rd c. BC-6th c. AD) Egyptian Red Sea port of Berenike was a pivotal nexus in the network linking Europe, Africa and Asia and the Mediterranean world via the Red Sea/Indian Ocean basin. Maritime and terrestrial routes met at Berenike to transfer products, people and ideas across … Continue reading Berenike: Excavations at a Red Sea maritime hub linking the Mediterranean world to the Indian Ocean – ongoing