Heptastadion
Sign in to saveThe Heptastadion (Greek: Ὲπταστάδιον) was a giant causeway, often referred to as a mole or a dyke built by the people of Alexandria, Egypt in the 3rd century BC during the Ptolemaic period. The Heptastadion was created to link Pharos Island to the mainland coast and given a name based on its length (Heptastadion is Greek for "seven stadia"— hepta meaning seven, and a stadion being a Greek unit of length measuring approximately ). Overall it was more than three-quarters of a mile long.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Heptastadion
- Ancient site.image
- Plan of Alexandria c 30 BC Otto Puchstein 1890s EN.svg
- Ancient site.caption
- Map of ancient Alexandria, with the Heptastadion shown linking Pharos Island to the mainland.
- Ancient site.map_type
- Egypt
- Ancient site.map_caption
- Map of Egypt showing the location of the Heptastadion.
- Ancient site.altitude_m
- 0
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Alexandria
- Ancient site.region
- Egypt
- Ancient site.type
- Mole
- Ancient site.part_of
- Alexandria Port
- Ancient site.builder
- Ptolemy I
- Ancient site.built
- c. 300 BC
- Ancient site.cultures
- Ptolemaic Kingdom
- Ancient site.event
- Caesar's Civil War
- Ancient site.condition
- Buried
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Egypt
- Located in
- Alexandria
- Image
- Plan of Alexandria c 30 BC Otto Puchstein 1890s EN.svg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Later periods
- References
The Heptastadion (Greek: Ὲπταστάδιον) was a giant causeway, often referred to as a mole or a dyke built by the people of Alexandria, Egypt in the 3rd century BC during the Ptolemaic period. The Heptastadion was created to link Pharos Island to the mainland coast and given a name based on its length (Heptastadion is Greek for "seven stadia"— hepta meaning seven, and a stadion being a Greek unit of length measuring approximately ). Overall it was more than three-quarters of a mile long.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heptastadion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
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