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Queen Cleopatra (51-31 BC) began to build it in honor of her husband, Roman Commander Mark Anthony, and chose it for a magnificent view overlooking the great harbor (the area of today's El-RaamelhStation and the east) port, because of the defeat of their Roman leader Octavian (Emperor Augustus later) and this temple could not have been completed,
and Octavius in it and residence in the name of the Sebastaom Temple completed, was created in front of Obelisk III II (Toulouse 150). 1450 BC) Cleopatra brought it from ap Heliopolis (north of Cairo) converted into a church in the Church of St. Michael during the Byzantine era, this temple ceased to exist in time, and survived not only the two Obelisk, we no longer have information the writings of historians and writers, and most importantly of these authors o philo, who provides a description of this temple and a very important picture for us, where he says:
This temple was the Temple of Caesar, which is known in Alexandria, in the name of Sebastaom means the Emperor August unprecedented monument, it was over great harbor unites (the eastern harbor) huge construction, marvelous industry, many and is of great importance. flag of the sea.
The statues became more beautiful. There were two obelisks carved with hieroglyphs, one is now in London and the other in the United States - their current location is the Hotel Metropole.

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