Egypt
- Greek And Byzantine-era Tomb Discoveries In Alexandria Prompt Construction Freeze
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Egyptian archaeologists have discovered four Greek and Byzantine-era rock tombs in a section of old Alexandria's eastern necropolis in an area neighbouring Al-Ibrahimeya tunnel. The site was discovered during excavations...
- In The Field: More Re The Alexandrian Monolith
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/978/eg8.htm (Nevine El-Aref) ...
- A Beacon's Rebirth
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Can Alexandria's ancient lighthouse, considered to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, be rebuilt to shine as it did before? Nevine El-Aref poses the question Since its construction between 285 and 246...
- Alexandria Groomed For International Tourism
The Egyptian Gazette (Salah Attia) N.B. the story on this URL will expire in the next few days. It is always difficult to shed light on the admirable tourist products and landmarks in Alexandria, which is the highlight of the hybrid of cultures, different...
- Greek Temple Discovered In Alexandria
Egypt State Information Service A team of archaeologists have unearthed a Greek temple in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria, showing that the Greeks worshipped Pharaonic deities more than 2,500 years ago. An official of the expedition said that...
Egypt
Alexandria and Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly
Alexandria, the brilliant Greek city state known as "The Bride of the Mediterranean", wore its distinctly Egyptian flavour with pride, and it was more pharaonic than previously supposed. Salvaged sphinxes, statues, papyrus columns and blocks of stone inscribed with the names of pharaohs attest to this. The sea bed in the Great (Eastern) harbour is carpeted with such works -- some usurped from earlier structures and transported to adorn the Ptolemaic city.
Ptolemy I, the general who inherited Egypt, took immediate steps to accommodate the local population. On the spacious summit of a high rock in Alexandria (where the so-called Pompey's Pillar stands today) he constructed the Serapeum, a temple to house the god Osir-Apis (Serapis in Greek), a hybrid god is attributed to two sources: an Egyptian familiar with local tradition, and a priestly family acquainted with Greek rituals.
- Greek And Byzantine-era Tomb Discoveries In Alexandria Prompt Construction Freeze
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Egyptian archaeologists have discovered four Greek and Byzantine-era rock tombs in a section of old Alexandria's eastern necropolis in an area neighbouring Al-Ibrahimeya tunnel. The site was discovered during excavations...
- In The Field: More Re The Alexandrian Monolith
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/978/eg8.htm (Nevine El-Aref) ...
- A Beacon's Rebirth
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Can Alexandria's ancient lighthouse, considered to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, be rebuilt to shine as it did before? Nevine El-Aref poses the question Since its construction between 285 and 246...
- Alexandria Groomed For International Tourism
The Egyptian Gazette (Salah Attia) N.B. the story on this URL will expire in the next few days. It is always difficult to shed light on the admirable tourist products and landmarks in Alexandria, which is the highlight of the hybrid of cultures, different...
- Greek Temple Discovered In Alexandria
Egypt State Information Service A team of archaeologists have unearthed a Greek temple in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria, showing that the Greeks worshipped Pharaonic deities more than 2,500 years ago. An official of the expedition said that...