Excavating Cleopatra’s Alexandria
The granite block is said to have been from a temple to the goddess Isis–one which reference in my forthcoming book, Lily of the Nile. It was cut from a slab of red granite quarried in Aswan–quite a ways away. It kills me that Cleopatra’s palace complex is under water…but I’m glad they’re starting to recover some of it.
BBC News – Egypt lifts huge ‘Cleopatra temple’ block from sea.
Tags: alexandria, archeology, cleopatra, isis
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