The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location

Temple of Serapis

Also known as Temple of Serapis, Alexandria, Serapeum

  • temple
  • Hellenistic/Roman temple

Hilltop temple complex of Serapis in Alexandria, rising above colonnades and subterranean passages. Its cult statue and libraries made the Serapeum a last great monument of pagan worship.

Type
temple
Style
Hellenistic/Roman temple
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 127
Books
1

History

  1. BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)

    Hilltop temple complex of Serapis in Alexandria, rising above colonnades and subterranean passages. Its cult statue and libraries made the Serapeum a last great monument of pagan worship.

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