Pompey'S Pillar

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Pompey'S Pillar [1]

A block of red granite near Alexandria, forming a pillar 98 ft. 3 in. high; erected in honour of the Emperor Diocletian, who conquered Alexandria in 296. The name is an invention of some mistaken early traveller.

References

  1. ↑ Pompey'S Pillar from The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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