Pompey's Pillar, Alexandria, Egypt, ca 1875, by E. Lauro

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Pompey's Pillar is a Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt, and the largest of its type constructed outside of the imperial capitals of Rome and Constantinople. The only known free-standing column in Roman Egypt which was not composed of drums, it is one of the largest ancient monoliths and one of the largest monolithic columns ever erected.

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Size: 2766px × 3579px
Location: Alexandria, Egypt,
Photo credit: © Archive Farms. Inc / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: /, 19th, ancient, archival, archive, black, century, ceremonial, column, historic, historical, monolith, monument, phtl, roman, triumphal, white