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Serapeum of Alexandria

View of the Serapeum remains in Alexandria
Map of ancient Alexandria, with the Serapeum located in the south (marked #7)
Victory Pillar, erected by emperor Diocletian in 297 AD, at the Serapeum

The Serapeum of Alexandria in the Ptolemaic Kingdom was an ancient Greek temple built by Ptolemy III Euergetes (reigned 246–222 BC) and dedicated to Serapis, who was made the protector of Alexandria, Egypt. There are also signs of Harpocrates. It has been referred to as the daughter of the Library of Alexandria. The site has been heavily plundered.[1]

  1. ^ Rowe, Alan; Rees, B. R. (March 1957). "A contribution to the archaeology of the Western Desert: IV. With one plate". Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. 39 (2): 485–520. doi:10.7227/bjrl.39.2.9. ISSN 2054-9326.

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سرابيوم (الإسكندرية) Arabic سيزاريوم الاسكندريه ARZ Serapeu d'Alexandria Catalan Serapeum von Alexandria German Σεραπείο της Αλεξανδρείας Greek Serapeum de Alejandría Spanish Alexandriako Serapeuma EU سراپئوم اسکندریه FA Serapeion (Aleksandria) Finnish Sérapéum d'Alexandrie French

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