ˌʌndɚ ðə toʊlmˈeɪɪk dˈaɪnɐsti wʌzðə sˈiːt ʌvðɪ ˌæfɹədɪtˈɑːpəliz nˈoʊm ænd ˌʌndɚ ðə ɹˈoʊmənz wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ sˈiːt ʌv fˈɔːɹmɚ bˈɪʃəpɹˌɪk, ɪn ɹˈoʊmən pɹˈɑːvɪns ɑːɹkˈeɪdiə ˈiːdʒɪpti.
Under the Ptolemaic dynasty was the seat of the Aphroditopolis Nome and under the Romans was also seat of former bishopric, in Roman province Arcadia Aegypti.