 Western Alexandria was once heavily populated in the Greek and Roman eras. Leucaspis, a residential seaport, is among the few surviving remains. Note Lake Mareotis in the background parent page (9 - 15 December 2004, issue #720) |
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| From top: This beautiful wall painting from a tomb at Wardian (now in the Graeco-Roman Museum) shows two robust oxen drawing a sakiyeh or waterwheel which reminds us of the fecundity of the land; the tower of Taposiris in 1902, and as seen today | |