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Unless otherwise stated, this image is the copyright of the submitter. Contact them for permission to reproduce it. |  | | Description | Although Pompey never actually set foot in Egypt, having been assasinated by agents of Ptolemy, in order to gain favour from Ceasar, this column is named after him despite having been set up during the reign of Diocletian.
It is at the location of the Serapeum which was destroyed shortly before during a revolt, whose supression is celebrated by the column.
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