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Mons Claudianus
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- Name
- Mons Claudianus
- Continent
- MIDDLE-EAST
- Alt Name:
- -
- Country:
- Egypt
- Period:
- Ancient Rome
- Sub-Region:
- -
- Date:
- 0AD - 99AD
- City/Town:
- Port Safaga
- Figure:
- -
- Resorts:
- Port Safaga,
- Related:
- Pompey’s Pillar , Roman Amphitheatre - Alexandria,
Catacombs of Kom ash-Shuqqafa,
about Mons Claudianus
Mons Claudianus in Egypt houses an Ancient Roman quarry, the remains of which can still be seen today.
Mons Claudianus was one of a few Roman quarries used to mine for granodiorite, a type of quartz only found in Egypt and which was used in many of the empire’s most famous buildings, including the Pantheon and the Temple of Venus, both in Rome.
Established and used in the first century AD, it is thought that Mons Claudianus may also have been a penal colony.
What remains today are several fallen columns, a staircase which was to lead to an (unfinished) temple and the ruins of a fort. Evidence of the quartz for which the Romans mined can also be seen at Mons Claudianus.
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contact details
Address: Mons Claudianus, Egypt
Phone: Contact local tourist office
E-Mail: user@egypt.travel
useful information
Directions:
Mons Claudianus is located approximately 30 miles west of Port Safaga in the Eastern Egyptian desert. It is not the most accessible site and is not on any tourist trail. It is off the Qena Road and a 4x4 is probably a good idea.
Ticket Information:
Open daily.
Links:
http://en.egypt.travel/attraction/index/day-trip-to-mons-claudianus
http://oro.open.ac.uk/13168/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mons_Claudianus
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