Caesareum of Alexandria
Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
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The Caesareum of Alexandria is an ancient Roman temple in Alexandria, Egypt, originally conceived by Cleopatra VII to honour Julius Caesar or Mark Antony. Following his military victory in Egypt, the Roman emperor Augustus completed the structure and rededicated it to his own cult, erasing commemorations of Antony in the process. In the late 4th century, the temple was converted into a Christian church and became the seat of Cyril of Alexandria, Patriarch from 412 to 444. The site gained tragic historical significance in 415, when the philosopher and mathematician Hypatia was murdered there by a Christian mob. Two obelisks originally moved to the temple in antiquity—known as Cleopatra's Needles—were later transported to Central Park in New York City and the Thames Embankment in London. Underwater archaeological investigations by Franck Goddio and the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology have recovered knowledge of the structure, while a statue of nationalist leader Saad Zaghloul now marks the site.
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- Type
- geographical feature, archaeological site, Roman temple
- Place
- Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
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