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2 days tour Cairo and Alexandria from luxor

2 days tour Cairo and Alexandria from luxor by flight A real 'cross-cultural mix of fascinating history in this 2-day amazing tour between Cairo and Alexandria on this fascinating tour from Luxor t...

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2 day tour to Cairo and Alexandria

2 day tour to Cairo and Alexandria People around the world have had the same dream in their childhood that they could come and see Egypt one day, so you’ll find the great 3 pyramids of Giza and the...

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Alexandria Layover Tour from Airport

Alexandria Layover Tour from Airport Our guide will pick you up from the Airport of Borg Elarab, Start the tour with the library of Alexandria; the biggest library in the world, now with 8 million...

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Alexandria by Night

Alexandria By Night will start at 7:00 pm Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle. he or she will transfer you directly to downtown Alexandria. where you can ...

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10 Days Ultimate Luxury Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor & Aswan

10 Days Ultimate Luxury Explore Cairo's top historical attractions. A 10-day Luxury Nile cruise and Cairo tour will allow you to see Luxor and go to Aswan in ultimate style. A ten-day luxury Nile c...

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Overnight Alexandria & Cairo

Overnight Alexandria & Cairo stats with meeting our representative, then Pick you up from your hotel, Travel to Alexandria, and first visit the insides of the Catacombs of Kom El Shokafa, which...

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Pompey Pillar

Pompey’s Pillar On a rocky hilltop in the middle of Alexandria lies the biggest memorial column in Egypt, “Pompey’s Pillar”. It is famous for being the only known free-standing column in Roman Egypt and one of the largest monolith columns ever erected. The pillar is 28m tall and 2.7 m wide of pure red granite and on its western upper side is a Greek inscription dedicated to Emperor Diocletian.

History

The Roman ruler Diocletian constructed this column between 284-305 AD to commemorate Diocletian’s victory in ending the people’s revolt to be freed from Roman rule, saving public of Alexandria from famine, exempted the public from paying tax so a memorial column created to show gratitude to what Diocletian achieved in these harsh times. The pillar, nicknamed

Pompey Pillar

As in the Middle Ages, the Crusaders mistakenly believed that the remains of the great Roman general Pompey were in a pot at the very top of the pillar. The location of the pillar was surrounded by many who remained to see the conflicts of ancient times unfold in front of its eyes. During the first centuries the patron pagan god of Alexandria was the Serapeum (a symbol of ancient tradition) and

Pompey Pillar

His temple was located near the pillar, also it was a time of religious conflict as the ideas of Christianity began to gain popularity which led to the destruction of many pagan temples & statues to the god Serapis dating back to the reign of Ptolemy II and Ptolemy III in 391 AD. as in the middle ages, the crusaders mistakenly believed that the remains of the great Roman general Pompey in a pot at the very top of the pillar. The location of the pillar surrounded many who remained to see the conflicts of

Pompey Pillar

ancient times unfold in front of its eyes. During the first centuries, the patron pagan god of Alexandria was the Serapeum (a symbol of ancient tradition) and his temple was located near the pillar also it was a time of religious conflict as the ideas of Christianity began to gain popularity which led to the destruction of many pagan temples & statues to the god Serapis dating back to the reign of Ptolemy II and Ptolemy III in 391 AD.

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2 days tour Cairo and Alexandria from luxor

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2 day tour to Cairo and Alexandria

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Alexandria Layover Tour from Airport

Alexandria Layover Tour from Airport Our guide will pick you up from the Airport of Borg Elarab, Start the tour with the library of Alexandria; the biggest library in the world, now with 8 million...

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90 $

Alexandria by Night

Alexandria By Night will start at 7:00 pm Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle. he or she will transfer you directly to downtown Alexandria. where you can ...

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10 Days Ultimate Luxury Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor & Aswan

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Overnight Alexandria & Cairo

Overnight Alexandria & Cairo stats with meeting our representative, then Pick you up from your hotel, Travel to Alexandria, and first visit the insides of the Catacombs of Kom El Shokafa, which...

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