ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria

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The ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria are the remains of an ancient Greco-Egyptian temple complex dedicated to the god Serapis, once one of the most important religious and cultural centers in the city of Alexandria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greco-Egyptian temple
archaeological site
cultural heritage site
deity
temple complex
temple ruins
associatedEmpire Ptolemaic Kingdom
Roman Empire
associatedReligion ancient Egyptian religion
ancient Greek religion
associatedWith Hellenistic period
Library of Alexandria
Ptolemaic Kingdom
Roman province of Egypt
surface form: Roman Egypt
city Alexandria
condition partially preserved
continent Africa
country Egypt
culture Egyptian
Hellenistic
dedicatedTo Serapis
deityType syncretic Greco-Egyptian deity
era antiquity
functionInAntiquity cultural activities
intellectual activities
religious worship
hasNameInEnglish ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria self-link
hasType architectural remains
sanctuary remains
heritageStatus remains of an ancient temple complex
historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
Roman period
locatedIn Alexandria
Alexandria
Egypt
Mediterranean coastal region
material stone
notableFor association with the cult of Serapis
example of Greco-Egyptian religious architecture
openToPublic yes
partOf ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria self-linksurface differs
surface form: Serapeum of Alexandria

archaeological heritage of Alexandria
religion Greco-Egyptian religion
significance important cultural center of Alexandria
major religious center of Alexandria
touristAttraction yes
worshipedIn ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria self-linksurface differs
surface form: Serapeum of Alexandria

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Description of subject: The ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria are the remains of an ancient Greco-Egyptian temple complex dedicated to the god Serapis, once one of the most important religious and cultural centers in the city of Alexandria.

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pompey’s Pillar nearbyFeature ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria
Isis-Serapis hasTempleType ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria
this entity surface form: Serapeum
Serapis associatedTemple ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria
this entity surface form: Serapeum of Alexandria
Alexandria, Egypt hasHistoricalSite ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria
this entity surface form: Serapeum of Alexandria
Amud el-Sawari locatedIn ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria
this entity surface form: Serapeum of Alexandria
ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria partOf ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Serapeum of Alexandria
ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria worshipedIn ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Serapis
this entity surface form: Serapeum of Alexandria
ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria hasNameInEnglish ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria self-link
Franck Goddio hasWorkedOn ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria
this entity surface form: Portus Magnus of Alexandria underwater sites
Serapeum of Rome influencedBy ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria
this entity surface form: Alexandrian Serapeum
Mouseion relatedInstitution ruins of the Serapeum of Alexandria
subject surface form: Mouseion of Alexandria
this entity surface form: Serapeum of Alexandria