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- mole, the chemical unit of measurement. Notable in antiquity was the Heptastadion, a giant mole built in the 3rd century BC in the city of Alexandria,...
- The Heptastadion (Gr****: Ὲπταστάδιον) was a giant causeway, often referred to as a mole or a **** built by the people of Alexandria, Egypt in the 3rd century...
- was mainly in charge of overseeing Alexandria's early development, the Heptastadion and the mainland quarters seem to have been primarily Ptolemaic work...
- mole spanning more than 1,200 metres (0.75 miles), which was called the Heptastadion ("seven stadia"—a stadion was a Gr**** unit of length measuring approximately...
- mainly in charge of seeing to Alexandria's continuous development, the Heptastadion (causeway to Pharos Island) and the main-land quarters seem to have been...
- spit or bar. Isthmus of Mansheya which developed around the man-made Heptastadion connecting the island of Pharos to mainland Alexandria. Istmo Carlos...
- counter-attack by Egyptian forces arriving via ship and by way of the Heptastadion (a stone causeway spanning the five miles of open water between the mainland...
- (priestess) Henuttawy C Henu****i Hephaestion Hephaestion of Thebes Heptastadion Hepu (vizier) Heqaib Heqaib III Heqanakht Heqanakht Papyri Heqanefer...