Pompey's Pillar
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Pompey's Pillar
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A celebrated column standing in the neighborhood of Alexandria, on an eminence
about 18 feet south of the walls. It is a monolith of red granite, and of
the Corinthian order, and stands upon a pedestal. Its total height is 98
feet 9 inches; shaft, 73 feet; 29 feet 8 inches circumference. On the summit
is a circular depression for the base of a statue. The name popularly applied
to it is a misnomer given by old travelers; the Greek inscription on the
base shows that it was erected by Publius, prefect of Egypt, in honor of
the Emperor Diocletian, "the invincible;" and it is supposed to record the
conquest of Alexander by Diocletian, 296 AD.
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