Serapeum of Alexandria
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The Serapeum of Alexandria was an ancient Greek temple built by Ptolemy III Euergetes and dedicated to the Greco-Egyptian syncretic god Serapis, made the protector of Alexandria, Egypt. The site was h
View of part of its remains
Victory Pillar, erected by emperor Diocletian in 297 AD, at the Serapeum
Catacombs beneath the Serapeum
Papyrus drawing (from the Alexandrian World Chronicle) showing Pope Theophilus I of Alexandria, gospel in hand, standing triumphantly atop the Serapeum in 391. The cult image of Serapis, crowned with the modius, is visible within the temple at the bottom.
Serapis
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Serapis or Sarapis is a Graeco-Egyptian god. A syncretic deity derived from the worship of the Egyptian gods Osiris and Apis, Serapis was extensively popularized in the third century BC on the orders
Serapeum of Alexandria
…Serapeum of Alexandria was an ancient Greek temple built by Ptolemy III Euergetes (reigned 246–222 BC) and dedicated to the Greco-Egyptian syncretic god Serapis, made the protector of Alexandria, Egypt. The site was heavily plundered by Christians in the late 4th century. It housed the daughter library of…
Marble bust of Serapis wearing a modius
Antoninianus of Postumus with Serapis on the reverse
Bronze votive tablet inscribed to Serapis (2nd century)
A pendant bearing Serapis's likeness, which would have been worn by a member of elite Egyptian society