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The Greco-Roman Museum .. One of the most important monuments of Alexandria


It was established in the city of Alexandria, which was the capital of Egypt for about 10 centuries since its construction during the reign of Alexander the Great, founder of the city and his successors to the Ptolemies and the Romans who followed them until the Islamic conquest of Egypt in the mid-seventh century AD, which is the era called the Greco-Roman era and interest in the history and monuments of this era began After the year 1866 AD during the reign of Khedive Ismail, when Mahmoud Pasha Al-Falaki completed his excavations in the city of Alexandria, who had traveled to France on a study mission to study nature in 1850 AD, nominated by his teacher Ali Pasha Mubarak, and he obtained his higher degree from there in 1854 AD and was the first contemporary Egyptian to conduct research for The city of Alexandria in which he made maps of its ancient monuments, where he explored its excavations and monuments, its old wall site, its palaces, its museums, and its ancient library.

He wrote his research in the French language, and the astronomer is considered the first scientist to put the first scientific study in which he plans the ancient landmarks of Alexandria based on what he discovered through the excavation and excavation work that he had He gave his name to a street in the city of Alexandria in his honor and appreciation for his great work. Then the interest increased more in the history and antiquities of the city of Alexandria With the formation of the Antiquities Association in Alexandria in 1893 AD during the reign of Khedive Abbas Helmy II, and in the beginning, what was found from the antiquities in the city was collected in a building on a street that is one of the most famous streets in Alexandria, which is Rashid Street, formerly, the Freedom Road today.

The inauguration itself at that time and the number of its halls at that time was 11 halls, which increased later as a result of archaeological activity, and the successive and increasing archaeological discoveries increased from 11 halls to 16 halls in the year 1899 AD and then increased again until it exceeded currently twenty halls. The museum also includes two important tombs, the first from the Ptolemaic period and the second dating back Until the Roman era, they were found in the Al-Wardian neighborhood market in western Alexandria, and they were cut and transported to the tribal garden of the museum.

Guenakr Dhtorh magnificence design and the genius of the place

At the beginning, after the opening of this museum, the Italian nationality Giuseppe Poti was assigned to manage it, so he provided it with groups brought from his excavations that he carried out in the city of Alexandria and its suburbs. When Evaristo was assigned Brescia managed the museum between 1932 AD and 1940 AD, and after that Achille Adriani between 1948 and 1952 AD they also supplied it with the pieces they found in their excavations. They also brought artifacts to the museum from excavations that were conducted in the Fayoum area.