Egypt : handbook for travellers : part first, lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai . The others are separatedfrom it by an embankment calbd the Heptastadium. and lie contiguousiii each other in the recess of the bay. The embankment forms a bridgeWhich extends from the ma inland to the western part Of the island, and hastwo passages, bridged over, and leading into the harbour Of EunOStuS. Thisstreetnre. besides forming a bridge to the island, served also as an aijneductwhen the island was inhabited. But, as it tuok the side of the kings inthe war against Alexandria, the island
Egypt : handbook for travellers : part first, lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai . The others are separatedfrom it by an embankment calbd the Heptastadium. and lie contiguousiii each other in the recess of the bay. The embankment forms a bridgeWhich extends from the ma inland to the western part Of the island, and hastwo passages, bridged over, and leading into the harbour Of EunOStuS. Thisstreetnre. besides forming a bridge to the island, served also as an aijneductwhen the island was inhabited. But, as it tuok the side of the kings inthe war against Alexandria, the island was laid waste by the divine Caesar. The Heptastadium. b > I embankment of seven stadia in length (1400 yds.), as its name imports, was constructed by Ptolemy Soter. or his son PhHadelphus; and le thai period been artificially enlarged i from the ancient city, thrown into the Sea, as well as bynatural iow attained a width of more than 1600 yds. The is Is the Old Port1 which is almost exclusively used at thepresenl day, ami where a number of handsome new buildings are being ?I (comp. p. 203).. Ancient Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA. /. Route. 209 embankment now forms the site of a great part of the modern city, andon its W. side is situated the Custom House, when: the traveller first setsfoot on Egyptian soil. To the right of the entrance to the Great Harbour, Strabo then goeson to say (ib., § 9), lies the island with the tower of Pharos, and on theside are the rocks and the promontory of Lochiasf, on which stands aroyal castle. To the left of persons entering are the inner royal build-ings connected with Lochias, which comprise painted saloons and these lies an artificial harbour, appropriated to the kings, andclosed, and opposite to it is the small island of Antirrhodus, with aroyal castle and another small harbour. The island was so named frombeing, as it were, a rival of Rhodes. Above it lies the theatre. Beyondthis is the Poseidium, a curved promontory which runs
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