- A
serapeum is a
temple or
other religious institution dedicated to the
syncretic Greco-Egyptian
deity Serapis, who
combined aspects of
Osiris and Apis...
- The
Serapeum of
Saqqara was the
ancient Egyptian burial place for
sacred bulls of the Apis cult at Memphis. It was
believed that the
bulls were incarnations...
- The
Serapeum of
Alexandria in the
Ptolemaic Kingdom was an
ancient Gr****
temple built by
Ptolemy III
Euergetes (reigned 246–222 BC) and
dedicated to Serapis...
- existed. The
daughter library in the
Serapeum may have
survived after the main Library's destruction. The
Serapeum was
vandalized and
demolished in 391...
-
foundation of the
Mouseion (including the
Library of Alexandria) and the
Serapeum.
During the ****enistic period, the city of Alexandria,
founded by Alexander...
- restoration. He
enlarged the
Serapeum, the
burial site of the
mummified Apis bulls, and was
later buried in the catacombs. The
Serapeum,
containing one undisturbed...
-
country when a new Apis was found.
Auguste Mariette's
excavation of the
Serapeum of
Saqqara revealed the
tombs of more than
sixty animals,
ranging from...
- with its
famous Library and
theater in the same region; site unknown. The
Serapeum of Alexandria, the most
famous of all
Alexandrian temples.
Strabo tells...
-
religious statues and was
decorated with hieroglyphs. In 391 AD the city's
Serapeum was
demolished during the ****cution of
pagans in the late
Roman Empire...
- Caesar, was born
sometime in 47,
possibly on 23 June 47 BC if
stele at the
Serapeum of
Saqqara that
mentions "King Caesar"
refers to him.
Perhaps owing to...
