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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pompey's Column - Sculptured Stone in Egypt in Lower Egypt (North)

Submitted by AlexHunger on Thursday, 03 February 2011  Page Views: 7349

Multi-periodSite Name: Pompey's Column
Country: Egypt
NOTE: This site is 1.685 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Alexandria  Nearest Village: Alexandria
Latitude: 31.182180N  Longitude: 29.896200E
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Pompey's Column
Pompey's Column submitted by h_fenton : Pompeys Pillar (stands 30metres high) at Serapeum at Alexandria 8 June 2003 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Sculptured Stone in Lower Egypt (North)

Although Pompey never actually set foot in Egypt, having been assasinated by agents of Ptolemey, 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.

The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for Pompey’s Pillar And Sphinxes, The Serapeum, Alexandria, Egypt, which includes antiquarian photographs and a postcard image showing this site, background information and a list of reference sources for more information.
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Pompey's Column
Pompey's Column submitted by rldixon : pompeys pillar a digital scan from a fuji chrome slide i took in 1985 tweeked it a little in photoshop (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pompey's Column
Pompey's Column submitted by AlexHunger : 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. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pompey's Column
Pompey's Column submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing from "Holy Land...." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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