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Pompey's Pillar
A sphinx stands below the misnamed Pompey's Pillar, a column actually built for the Roman emperor Diocletian after he put down a rebellion in Egypt. Due to Alex's moist climate, there's not much in the way of ruins here, and this is about as exciting as it gets...
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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... [read more]
The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... [read more] Blog: "Wandering aimlessly" in Alexandria the Great
Date: April 29th 2007
Luxor-Cairo-Alexandria Egypt 2007 Tom Griffith Alexandrian souq'/Videos/2911.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/2911.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;' Alexandrian seafront[/url ... read more
Date: April 29th 2007
Luxor-Cairo-Alexandria Egypt 2007 Tom Griffith Alexandrian souq'/Videos/2911.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/2911.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;' Alexandrian seafront[/url ... read more
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