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The Great Harbour

 

The Great Harbour of Ancient Alexandria was extremely atractive to merchants an businessmen as the harbour itself was incredibly safe. It also had a large amount of dock-workers to handle cargoes, as well as large storage warehouses. The Great Harbour also stood at the meeting-place of important trade routes. This made Alexandria an extremely important city within the Roman Empire.

The Harbour

An artist's interpretation of The Great Harbour based on a writer's description from the time.

The Harbour

A bird's-eye view of Ancient Alexandria.

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