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Pompey's Pillar
A block of red granite near Alexandria, forming a pillar 98 ft. 3 in. high; erected in honor of the Emperor Diocletian, who conquered Alexandria in 296. The name is an invention of some mistaken early traveller.
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- Industri / Domain: Bahasa
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- Organization: Project Gutenberg
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