Sarapeion
is really Serapeum of Alexandria and Pompey's Pillar, Egypt
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The grand temple of Serapis on its hill in Alexandria.
The real place
Ptolemy III built the Serapeum, and it was destroyed in 391 CE. Hardly anything stands above ground except two sphinxes and Pompey's Pillar, a Roman column put up around 300 CE, long after the game's period.
Visiting
Allow under an hour and visit the underground galleries. Combine it with the nearby Kom el-Shoqafa catacombs.
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