Edfu

• Edfu or Idfu is city located on the west bank of the Nile in Egypt.
• It was known to the Romans as Apollonopolis Magna, and dates back to the Old Kingdom (2575-2150 BCE).

The Temple of Horus at Edfu

• Located between Esna and Aswan.
• It is the second largest Temple after the Karnak Temple Complex.
• It was begun in 237 BCE by Ptolemy III.
• The Temple is believed to have been built on the site of the battle between Horus and his uncle Set.

Roman Legion

• Legio II Traiana Fortis
  • A Vexillatio was based at a Fort in Edfu (Apollonopolis Magna), Idfu, today.

Edfu, Egypt