Caesareum of Alexandria
Caesareum | |
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General information | |
Status | Destroyed |
Type | Built as a temple; converted to a Christian church (late-4th century) |
Town or city | Cleopatra VII (started) (finished)• Augustus |
The Caesareum of Alexandria is an ancient
Converted to a Christian church in the late 4th century, the Caesareum was the headquarters of Cyril of Alexandria, the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444.[4]
The
Elements of the temple survived until the 19th century. Cleopatra's Needles, obelisks from the temple, now stand in Central Park in New York City and on the Thames Embankment, in London.[3][6] The underwater archaeological work of Franck Goddio and the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM) in the eastern harbour of Alexandria[7] has added to the knowledge about the Caesareum. An article "The Caesarium",[8] published in 2021, reveals that the groundworks were started prior to the reign of Cleopatra VII. It also considers the building's relationship with the harbour based on ancient texts and the position of Cleopatra's Needles and it provides some indications about the siting of the temple itself.
Today, a large statue of the Alexandrine nationalist leader Saad Zaghloul (1859–1927) stands on the Caesareum site.
See also
- 1st century BC in architecture
- Ancient Egyptian architecture
- History of Alexandria
References
- ISBN 978-0-06-058558-7.
- ^ Centre d'Études Alexandrines (2022). "Le Césaréum". Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-11555-0.
- ^ Staff (2012). "The Caesarium of Alexandria – Scene of the Crime". cosmographica.com. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ Socrates Scholasticus. Ecclesiastical History, Bk VI: Chap. 15.
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- ^ "The sunken ancient port of Alexandria". Franck Goddio - Underwater Archaeologist. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ISBN 978-1-9989943-0-4.