Taposiris Magna. 1998-2004. A Temple, Fortress, and Monastery of Egypt. Alexandriai Magyar Asatasok. Publ. by Egypt Excavation Society of Hungary.

Sehr gutes Exemplar. - Englisch; ungarisch. - The coastal acropolis of Taposiris Magna, 45 km west of Alexandria on Egypt's north coast, was founded by Ptolemy Philadelphos II in the early third century BC. Between 1998 and 2004, Hungarian excavations, led by charismatic archaeologist Gyozo Voros, revealed many of the hidden secrets of the history of this important site. Within the Egyptian-style pylons and enclosure walls, the team discovered the foundations of a Greek-style sanctuary-the only Greek temple so far found in Egypt. That sanctuary was carefully and deliberately dismantled in the Roman period in order to turn the whole temple into a garrisoned fortress: columns from the sanctuary were used to heighten the enclosure walls. Later, at the end of the fourth century, a Christian basilica was constructed inside the fortress complex, and the temple became a monastery. This fully illustrated book reveals all the discoveries of the Hungarian excavations at this remarkably protean site, including plans and reconstructions of the Greek sanctuary and the Byzantine basilica, as well as a series of stunning finds: a beautiful basalt statue of Isis, a cache of Roman bronze cultic paraphernalia, and a hoard of Byzantine gold coins and jewelry. (Verlagstext) / INHALT : Preface --- Eloszo --- Introduction Bevezetes --- Excavations of Evaristo Breccia --- asatdsai 1905-1907 --- Excavations of the Temple A templom feltdrdsa 1998-2004 --- Reconstruction of the Sanctuary Gyula Istvanfi --- A szentelyrekonstrukcio 2001-2002 --- Treasures of Isis: the Ritual Artefacts Isis kincsei: a szertartdsi eszkbzok 21. 10.2001 --- The Cultic Statue --- A kultusz-szobor 28. 10. 2000 01.02.2003 --- The Relics of the Monastery A kolostor emlekei 1905-2004 --- Treasures of the Basilica A bazilika kincsei 04. 02. 2003 --- The Architectural Plans of the Monastery by Imre Makovecz --- A kolostor ujjdepitesi tervei 2003-2004 --- Epilogue. ISBN 963214886X