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Where the Roads Cross. The Tetrastylon in Berenike

    Marta Bajtler, Szymon Popławski

Ägypten und Levante 32, pp. 15-39, 2022/12/30

Internationale Zeitschrift für ägyptische Archäologie und deren Nachbargebiete
International Journal for Egyptian Archaeology and Related Disciplines

doi: 10.1553/AEundL32s15

doi: 10.1553/AEundL32s15

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doi:10.1553/AEundL32



doi:10.1553/AEundL32s15



doi:10.1553/AEundL32s15

Abstract

Since 2018, archaeological excavations have been carried out at the junction of two main roads in the city of Berenike. Following a geophysical survey, fieldwork began to verify significant anomalies that indicated the presence of a monumental structure with a regular layout at the intersection of the cardo and decumanus. During the three excavation seasons, two of four pedestals were discovered, on which single columns forming a four-column monument, the tetrastylon, would have stood. This article summarises the archaeological work and architectural analyses, and attempts to place the structure within the broader urban context.

Keywords: Graeco-Roman Egypt, Berenike, crossroads, tetrastylon, four-column monument