Canal of the Pharaohs
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The Canal of the Pharaohs, also called the Ancient Suez Canal or Necho's Canal or Darius Canal, is the forerunner of the Suez Canal, constructed in ancient times and kept in use, with intermissions, u
Remains of a large circular tower in the Babylon Fortress (present-day Old Cairo), built by Diocletian in the 3rd century AD to defend the Roman canal's entrance on the Nile
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Babylon Fortress
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Babylon Fortress is an ancient Roman fortress on the eastern bank of the Nile Delta, located in the area known today as Old Cairo or Coptic Cairo. The fortress was built circa 300 AD by Emperor Diocle
Canal of the Pharaohs
…the Nile, Trajan constructed a harbor and fortifications, which Diocletian expanded in the 3rd century AD along with the construction of the present Babylon Fortress. In the 2nd century AD, Claudius Ptolemy refers to the canal as the "River of Trajan". Diocletian's fortress enveloped the Nile entrance of the canal…
The south gate of Babylon Fortress in a 19th-century illustration
Exterior of one of the two round towers that flanked the entrance to Trajan's canal
The south gate of Babylon Fortress (2007 photo), over which the Hanging Church stands today