Armant is the ancient Greek settlement of Hermonthis, but the history of the city much predates that.  Located a little over 12 miles south of Thebes, it thrived during the Middle Kingdom and was enlarged during the 18th Dynasty with the construction of huge temples (now gone).  Cleopatra VII made it the capital of the surrounding nome, and we know that the city continued to do well into the beginnings of the Christian era. 

Today, nothing is left of Cleopatra's Temple, as it was used for materials to build a 19th century sugar refinery.  The Temple dedicated to the god Montu still exists.  Here, Montu is represented by the Buchis bull, which were buried in sacred vaults of the Bucheum near the Temple of Montu.  

In ancient times, Armant was part of the Palladium of Thebes, which was sacred land placed under the protection of Montu.  This is an area consisting of Hermonthis, North Karnak, Medamud and Tod.

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