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Pompey’s Pillar

Pompey’s Pillar

Pompoy’s Pillar is a Roman triumphal column in the city of Alexandria. It is the largest of its type. In fact, it constructed outside of the imperial capitals of Rome and Constantinople. Pompey’

  • It commemorate the victory of Roman emperor Diocletian over an Alexandrian revolt. The Emperor Diocletian erected this memorial column. s Pillar Alexandria is the only which known free-standing column in Roman Egypt but the true significance of this archeological site is what stood here before the pillar.
  • It is the site of the Serapeum, Alexandria’s acropolis.
  • In the first centuries AD, Christianity was introduced to Egypt and Alexandiradeveloped into its stronghold. Christianity became the dominant religion in Egypt, .
  • The Serapeum, dedicated to Alexandria’s patron god, Serapis, was a symbol of this ancient tradition, which conflicted with the increasingly popular ideas of Christianity.In 391 AD, patriarch Theophilus, leader of the Church of Alexandria, led a Christian mob to destroy the Serapeumand other symbols of paganism in the city. Some accounts even blame this mob for the destruction of the Great Library of Alexandria, although this is disputed.
  • Today the only single column marks the site of what was once a huge and elaborate temple, which was constructed of marble and decorated with precious metals on the interior. Some of the tunnels around the complex remain and are open for tourists to explore and some of the artifacts from the temple have been recovered. A life-size black basalt bull from the temple and a golden plaque marking the foundation of the Serapisare on display in the Greco-Roman Museum.

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Country
Egypt, Alexandria
Height
26.85 m
Languages spoken
Arabic - English