Pompeys Pillar (1 of 2)

Just down the street from the Roman Catacombs is Pompey's Pillar. Funny how history cannot always get it right. The pillar and ceremonial area has nothing to do with Pompey - that was both a Roman and Greek misinterpretation but the name stuck - go figure. Whatever the name, the ceremonial pillar and surrounding Sphinxes, etc. were raised in 300AD to honor Emperor Diocletian for saving the people of Alexandria from a severe famine.

Alexandria, Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea

June 28th 2007
A side trip north to Alexandria by train We got up early (theme of this journey!), picked up by Hamby, our trip transfer lead, and driven to the Cairo train station by our driver, Ahmed, where we were experienced yet another bout with culture shock. Trains in Egypt are not what they are in Europe, not even what they are in the States (Amtrak), but they are available to all people for ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Mediterranean » Alexandria

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

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