Caesareum of Alexandria
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Gabriel Mckee
Creators: Gabriel Mckee
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Oct 26, 2024 05:02 PM
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History
Hellenistic temple constructed by Cleopatra VII and dedicated to Julius Caesar, and later rededicated by Augustus to himself. In 13 BCE Augustus relocated two obelisks from Heliopolis to the site. The temple was converted to a Christian church in the mid-4th century.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/464391493
31.199981971, 29.9007278408
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of approximate original site of the Caesareum at Alexandria (304 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Caesareum of Alexandria located at Alexandria (304 BC - AD 640)
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Pleiades
Gabriel Mckee, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Caesareum of Alexandria: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/464391493> [accessed: 03 December 2024]
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