The mandate of Roman Egypt (30 BC - 631 m)
In 30 BC ,Egypt was regarded as the most
precious property of the Roman Empire and
Alexandria was the largest capital of trading and industrial
centre in the east Mediterranean and the second city of the
Roman Empire after Rome, University still maintained its
position as a centre of scientific research and a seat of
learning for scholars from all parts of the world.
the Romans tried to attract the scientists and thinkers, Has
also been renewed and re-digging the canal, which links the
ancient river Nile and the Red Sea for trade
However, the turmoil of the most important reasons is that
the world has witnessed one of the most important events in
history, the birth of the new religion of Christianity .. ..
and which coincided with the beginning of Roman rule in
Egypt .. and since the new religion began to attract many of
the Egyptians because of the calls to good of all mankind,
Roman Monuments
Most graves of the Roman era in Alexandria in the West
except the cemetery which found in the east of the city
it considers one of the most important graves of the city of
Alexandria,it is one of the clearest examples of the
different art pharaonic
The cemetery was found by accident on 28 September in 1900.
Pompey's
Pillar
South and west of Alexandria, near the site of the Ptolemaic
city of "Rhakotis", stands Pompey's Pilla, It is located in
the Karmouz district,The height of the column, including the
base and the Crown which is Corinthian Greek style, is 26.85
meters (88 feet). The shaft itself is 20.75 meters (68 feet)
tall, with a diameter of 2.70 meters at the base and 2.30
meters at the top (eight feet ten inches and seven feet six
inches respectively). It is a single piece of red granite
cut from a quarry in Aswan, The date of the construction of
this building is not precisely known but it dates back to
the Roman times ,This pillar was probably constructed by
Alexandrians in honor of the Roman Emperor Diocletian to
express their gratitude towards his generosity after he came
to Egypt in the second half of the third century and put an
end to the siege initiated by the Roman Leader (Domitianos).
Diocletian returned peace and prosperity to the city of
Alexandria.
Forty meters west of the pillar (130 feet) lie the remains
of the Temple of (Serapis). Next to the Pillar are two
sphinx-like statues from the twelfth dynasty.
The Bath of Kom
Al Dekka
The bath of Kom Al Dekka is one of the remaining
Roman monuments in Alexandria. It looks similar to the baths
in Italy as well as those in the city in Bombay, except that
the bath in Alexandria is smaller in size and has less
decorations. It also does not have either a gymnasium or a
swimming pool that were part of some baths in Bombay. The
bath of Kom Al Dekka is not coed, that is, it does
not have a section for women and a section for men. It
consists of three rooms and their walls in their upper parts
are made of baked bricks that lie on bases made of
square-shaped rocks.
The Roman
Theatre (Odeum)
The Roman Theatre is located in the Kom Al
Dekka area and was discovered
in 1960. It dates back to the
early fourth century AD and remained in use till the mid
seventh century AD.
Three periods had passed since the
construction of this theatre, the Roman age, the Byzantine
(or Christian) age and the Islamic age. Therefore, the
theatre had been used in a number of ways during these
different ages. This is proved by studies and research as
well as the additions that have different architecture
styles representing these three ages.
El Bardissi Monuments
El Bardissi Monuments are located, next to( Sidi Abdel Raziq El wafaay’s) mosque,
which overviews (EL Nabi Daniel) Street. They were
discovered in 1929, underneath (Sidi Abdel Raziq’s)
mosque. (El Bardissi )monuments are of great importance as they belong to the
Roman era, which is proved because of the usage of marble in
the bases of the columns and granite in the body of the
columns.
visit
the graeco—Roman Museum of Alexandria
visit Bibliotheca Alexandrina Museum
visit
Alexandria National Museum
