The tomb of Ahmose is quite battered, and very simple – a long narrow corridor and a long transverse hall. Along one wall is a lovely relief of the pharaoh in a war chariot.
In the same dig as the Villa of the Birds and the roman road are the brick remains of what our guide told us was roman baths. They are the only brick ruins on the site. There are a number of rooms and arches visible, as well as drains and sewers that apparently served the little […]
The Greco-Roman museum has one of the best collections of Roman and Greek artifacts in Egypt. Nearly 40.000 items are arranged throughout the museum, dating from about 300 BC to 300 BCE.
The city of Alexandria was indeed founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BC. He had conquered Egypt and constructed a capital city along the coast. It was the first egyptian city built on the Greek model, with grid-like streets
This is one of the oddest monuments in Alexandria, it looks completely out of place — just a single granite column, standing on a hill, for no apparent reason. It has been called “An imposing by ungraceful object”, and it really is
In the same hillside where the Roman Amphitheater has been excavated. an ongoing dig is revealing a Roman street — residential areas, shops. pavements, and baths from the third century BCE
