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Kom el-Dikka

"Kom el-Dikka" means "pile of rubble" - so much for the grandeur of the Roman Empire.

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Kom el-Dikka
Photo: Abdelrhman 1990 · CC BY 4.0 · source · licence

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    Photo: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World from New York, United States of America · CC BY 2.0 · source · licence
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    Photo: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World from New York, United States of America · CC BY 2.0 · source · licence
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    Photo: Cmroueche · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · licence

Why go

In Ptolemaic times this area was the Park of Pan, a pleasure garden surrounded by villas and baths. Highlights built in the 2nd century CE are the Villa of the Birds, with fine mosaics, and Egypt's only Roman amphitheatre. This has 13 semicircular tiers made of white and grey marble, with seats for up to 800 spectators, galleries and sections of mosaic-flooring. Excavations continue, and in 2010 a Ptolemaic temple was unearthed.

Source: Wikivoyage

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