Myos Hormos

Myos Hormos (Ancient Greek: Μυὸς Ὅρμος), later also Aphrodites Hormos (Ἀφροδίτης ὅρμος), was a significant ancient port in Egypt, situated on the Red Sea, and was active during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods.

The settlement is believed to have been founded during the Ptolemaic period, possibly under Ptolemy II Philadelphus (283–246 BC), Excavations carried out recently by David Peacock and Lucy Blue of the University of Southampton, identified it with the present-day site of Quseir al-Quadim (old Quseir), eight kilometres north of the modern town of El Qoseir in Egypt. Excavations at the site revealed that the port thrived most during the 1st century AD, but declined by the 3rd century AD.