Bubastis. Now Tel-Basta. The capital of the XVIIIth nome of Lower Egypt, the פִּי־בֶסֶת, Pī-Bēseth, of the Bible (Ezek. xxx: 17), and called by the Egyptians
Bûlâk. The port of Cairo. Here is the famous "Musée Boulaq", the national Egyptian Museum, founded by the French Egyptologist Mariette (died 1881). [38]
Busiris. Now Abu-Sîr, situated about half-way down the Damietta branch of the Nile. The capital of the IXth nome of Lower Egypt, called in Egyptian
Byzantium. An ancient Greek city on the Bosphorus, now occupied by the city of Constantinople. It was founded about B. C. 667, and was for a long time the capital of the Eastern Greek Empire. [8]
Caesar. At first the surname of the Roman gens (or house) Julia, but after the time of Augustus the title of the Roman emperors. The word was applied indiscriminately to all the emperors, but stands for Augustus on our obelisk-crab. [73] [74] [82]
Caesar-ânkh-zeta-Ptaḥ-Ȧs·t-mer. The family name of the emperor Augustus (which see). [39]
Caesareum. A temple in Alexandria dedicated to the Roman emperors, where divine honors were paid them. [39]